Basketball Game Preview: Capitan Tigers vs. Lordsburg Mavericks

The Capitan Tigers will square off against the Lordsburg Mavericks at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday. Capitan has now lost seven straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since January 10.

Capitan lost 71-47 to Cloudcroft on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, Lordsburg came up short against Mesilla Valley Christian School on Thursday and fell 57-46. The defeat continues a trend for the Mavericks in their matchups with the SonBlazers: they've now lost three in a row.

Capitan's loss dropped their record down to 2-18. As for Lordsburg, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-13.

Capitan might still be hurting after the 67-44 loss they got from Lordsburg in their previous meeting two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lordsburg's Zeke De La O, who posted 25 points and six rebounds. Now that Capitan knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.