Basketball Recap: Navajo Prep Beats Thoreau for Their 12th Straight Win

Navajo Prep entered their tilt with Thoreau on Thursday with 11 consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with 12. They came out on top against the Thoreau Hawks by a score of 54-44. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico basketball rankings (they are ranked 20th, while the Hawks are ranked 67th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Navajo Prep pushed their record up to 17-5 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.5 points over those games. As for Thoreau, their loss dropped their record down to 11-11.

Navajo Prep wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 59-32 win against Zuni on the 8th. As for Thoreau, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 60-33 defeat against Tohatchi on the 8th.