Basketball Recap: La Cueva Falls Short Against Ranked Sandia

On Saturday, La Cueva faced Sandia in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The La Cueva Bears came up short against the Sandia Matadors, falling 59-34. The defeat continues a trend for the Bears in their matchups with the Matadors: they've now lost five in a row.

Sydney Benally continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Sandia, dropping a double-double with 15 points and 11 boards. The game was Benally's eighth in a row with at least 15 points. Another player making a difference was Audri Wright, who dropped a double-double with 11 points and ten rebounds.

La Cueva's loss dropped their record down to 20-7. As for Sandia, the victory was the 13th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 26-1.

As of now, neither La Cueva nor Sandia have any future games scheduled.