Basketball Recap: Six Straight Home Victories for Buena

There's no place like home for Buena, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Thursday. They walked away with a 62-54 victory over the Mica Mountain Thunderbolts on Friday.

Buena's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jamin Booker led the charge by going 8 of 15 on his way to 18 points. Jesus Pacheco was another key player, going 5 for 9 en route to 15 points in addition to eight boards and five assists.

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Previous 6 Games (Home)

01/31/25 vs Mica Mountain	62-54
01/27/25 vs Desert View	84-49
01/21/25 vs Flowing Wells	73-23
01/10/25 vs Amphitheater	80-40
12/05/24 vs Marana	91-73
11/20/24 vs Ironwood Ridge	49-46

Buena's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-5. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to three-point shooting accuracy: their three-point shooting accuracy was 39.6% in those games and 0% outside of them. As for Mica Mountain, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 12-10.

Buena will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Pueblo at 7:00 p.m. One thing working in Buena's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last nine matches. Mica Mountain has already played their next contest (against Walden Grove), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.