Basketball Recap: Tuesday's Victory Is Buena's Tenth in Last 11 Outings

Buena extended their home winning streak to four games thanks to a huge performance from Thomas Welker. The Buena Colts blew past the Flowing Wells Caballeros 73-23 on Tuesday thanks in part to Welker, who almost dropped a double-double on 16 points and nine boards. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in steals (five).

Jesus Pacheco was another key player, putting up eight points in addition to eight rebounds and eight steals. He has been hot recently, having posted three or more steals the last four times he's played.

Despite the loss, Flowing Wells still got an impressive performance from Isaias Encinas, who posted seven points along with five boards and three steals. Another player making a difference was Angel Murrieta, who earned three points in addition to five rebounds and three steals.

Buena is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.5 points per game. As for Flowing Wells, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost 11 of their last 12 contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-15 record this season.

Buena wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 72-42 win against Nogales on the 23rd. Flowing Wells has also already played their next matchup, a 59-49 loss against Pueblo on the 23rd.