Basketball Game Preview: Volcano Vista Hawks vs. Albuquerque Bulldogs

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01/10/25 - Home	39-55 L
12/03/24 - Home	48-50 L
01/03/23 - Away	49-36 W
12/09/21 - Away	57-18 W
01/08/20 - Neutral	63-45 W
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Volcano Vista has gone 8-2 against Albuquerque recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Volcano Vista Hawks will take on the Albuquerque Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Volcano Vista has struggled recently with four defeats in a row, while Albuquerque will arrive with three straight victories.

Volcano Vista is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Sandia, who was ranked second at the time (Volcano Vista was ranked 15th). Volcano Vista fell just short of Sandia by a score of 56-54 on Wednesday. That's two games in a row now that the Hawks have lost by exactly two points.

Meanwhile, Albuquerque hadn't done well against Cleveland recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Albuquerque enjoyed a cozy 54-35 win over Cleveland.

Albuquerque has also been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. As for Volcano Vista, their loss dropped their record down to 7-6.

Volcano Vista ended up a good deal behind Albuquerque in their previous meeting on Friday, losing 55-39. Can Volcano Vista avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.