Cody Vassar-steen leads a balanced attack to beat Sandia

By Team Reports Mar 4, 2024, 6:45am

Recap: Farmington Scorpions vs. Sandia Matadors

On Tuesday, the Farmington Scorpions faced the Sandia Matadors in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Farmington walked away with a 59-48 victory over Sandia. The win made it back-to-back wins for Farmington.

Farmington's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Cody Vassar-steen, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and ten rebounds. Landon Begay was another key contributor, scoring 13 points along with two steals.

Sandia lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Mason Howell, who scored five points along with ten rebounds and four blocks. Howell has been hot recently, having posted four or more blocks the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Isaiah Brown, who scored 11 points along with two steals.

Farmington's victory bumped their record up to 21-6. As for Sandia, their loss dropped their record down to 15-12.

Farmington will head out on the road to take on Eldorado at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in New Mexico (Farmington is ranked 12th, while Eldorado is ranked 18th). As for Sandia, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Cleveland on Saturday. One thing working in Cleveland's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last three matchups.

Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps