Preview: Kirtland Central Broncos vs. Gallup Bengals
Kirtland Central and Gallup are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2022, but not for long. The Kirtland Central Broncos will square off against the Gallup Bengals at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
A well-balanced attack led Kirtland Central over Shiprock in every quarter on their way to victory on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Kirtland Central blew Shiprock out of the water with a 66-24 final score. The success was a return to things as normal for Kirtland Central, who in their previous outing suffered a shocking 57-56 upset defeat to Gallup.
Meanwhile, Gallup waltzed into their contest on Friday with six straight wins but they left with seven. They blew past Miyamura, posting a 68-36 victory on the road. Given Gallup's advantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico basketball rankings (they are ranked 11th, while Miyamura is ranked 78th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Kirtland Central's win was their tenth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 22-3. They've been dominating during the contests in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 29.1 points. As for Gallup, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-6 record this season.
Kirtland Central and Gallup were neck-and-neck when the teams last played on Tuesday, but Kirtland Central came up empty-handed after a 57-56 defeat. Can Kirtland Central avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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