Preview: Los Alamos Hilltoppers vs. St. Michael's Horsemen
Los Alamos has been on the road for three straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the St. Michael's Horsemen at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Saturday, it was a hard-fought game, but Los Alamos had to settle for a 40-38 defeat against Valencia.
Despite the defeat, Los Alamos got a solid performance out of Niko Garcia, who scored 18 points along with 6 rebounds. Garcia scored a full 47.4% of Los Alamos' points, the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Josiah Fresquez, who scored 8 points along with 8 rebounds.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 26-26 at halftime, St. Michael's was not quite Valencia's equal in the second half on Friday. St. Michael's fell 53-40 to Valencia.
The losses dropped Los Alamos to 1-2 and Valencia to 3-1.
Los Alamos lost to St. Michael's at home by a decisive 40-24 margin when the teams last played back in November of 2022. Will Los Alamos have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
