Basketball Game Preview: Mesilla Valley Christian School SonBlazers vs. Capitan Tigers

The Mesilla Valley Christian School SonBlazers will take on the Capitan Tigers at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Mesilla Valley Christian School will be strutting in after a victory while Capitan will be coming in after a loss.

Capitan will be up against a hot Mesilla Valley Christian School team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. Mesilla Valley Christian School blew past Cloudcroft 47-22 on Tuesday. The SonBlazers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six games by 20 points or more this season.

Katey Black

Steals

02/11/25 @ Cloudcroft	4
02/08/25 @ Loving	5
02/06/25 vs Lordsburg	2

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Mesilla Valley Christian School to victory, but perhaps none more so than Katey Black, who posted 19 points and four steals. Black has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Nevaeh Benjamin, who dropped a double-double with ten points and 13 rebounds.

Meanwhile, Capitan was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Thursday as they fell 47-41 to Mescalero Apache. The Tigers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Mesilla Valley Christian School's win bumped their record up to 16-3. As for Capitan, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-15.

Mesilla Valley Christian School came up short against Capitan in their previous meeting two weeks ago, falling 37-33. Will Mesilla Valley Christian School have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.