Basketball Game Preview: Escalante Lobos vs. Mesa Vista Trojans

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Escalante and Mesa Vista are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2021, but not for long. The Escalante Lobos are taking a road trip to square off against the Mesa Vista Trojans at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Escalante has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with 12 straight defeats, while Mesa Vista will come in with nine straight victories.

Last Thursday, Escalante had to suffer through a 62-20 loss at the hands of McCurdy.

Questa typically has all the answers at home, but on Tuesday Mesa Vista proved too difficult a challenge. They secured a 54-49 W over the Wildcats.

Mesa Vista's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 20-3. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.4 points over those games. As for Escalante, their loss dropped their record down to 1-20.

Escalante took a serious blow against Mesa Vista in their previous meeting back in January, falling 67-32. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Mesa Vista's Tana Lopez, who went 8 of 16 on her way to 25 points in addition to eight steals and five assists. Now that Escalante knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.