Basketball Recap: Farmington's Luck Takes a Turn for the Worse on Friday

After flying high against Parkland last Thursday, Farmington came back down to earth. The Farmington Scorpions took a 75-62 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Hobbs Eagles on Friday. The matchup was a 31-31 toss-up at halftime, but the Scorpions couldn't quite close it out.

When it comes to explaining why Farmington lost, don't look at Landon Begay. Despite the final result, he went 5 of 12 on his way to 24 points. Begay's evening made it nine games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Dayton Bizzell, who posted four points.

Farmington moved to 8-3 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak. As for Hobbs, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 9-1.

Farmington has already played their next contest, a 54-50 loss against Artesia on the 28th. As for Hobbs, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 58-53 victory against Cleveland on the 28th.