Basketball Recap: Espanola Valley's Victory on Friday Extends Winning Streak to Three

Espanola Valley won the last time they faced Kirtland Central and things went their way on Friday too. The Espanola Valley Sundevils came out on top against the Kirtland Central Broncos by a score of 68-56. Given the Sundevils' advantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico basketball rankings (they are ranked 16th, while the Broncos are ranked 95th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Sundevils

Previous 3 Games

01/10/25 @ Kirtland Central	68-56
01/04/25 vs Lovington	58-56
01/03/25 vs Organ Mountain	62-60

The win was the third in a row for Espanola Valley, bringing their record for this year to 13-3. As for Kirtland Central, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-9.

Espanola Valley wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 76-43 victory against Aztec on the 11th. As for Kirtland Central, they will host Page at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Page will roll in looking for their sixth straight win, something Kirtland Central surely won't give up without a fight.