Basketball Recap: Hatch Valley Takes a Loss

By Team Reports Feb 22, 2025, 9:59pm

Basketball Recap: Hatch Valley Bears vs. Cobre Indians

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Hatch Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They had to suffer through a 61-18 loss at the hands of the Cobre Indians. The Bears were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 30-10.

Estevan Gonzalez

Points (Career)

02/14/25 @ Cobre8
01/09/25 @ Lordsburg6
02/04/25 vs Socorro4
01/22/25 @ Tularosa4
01/18/25 @ Deming4

Hatch Valley lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Estevan Gonzalez, who posted eight points. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in points. Demarcus Alaniz was another key player, putting up four points.

Cobre was led to victory by Zavin Guck and Izon Guck. Zavin had 25 points in addition to eight rebounds and six assists, while Izon dropped a double-double with 17 points and 14 boards. The game was Zavin's 24th in a row with at least 15 points. Another player making a difference was Nashaun Parker, who scored 13 points and eight boards.

Hatch Valley's loss dropped their record down to 7-15. As for Cobre, their win bumped their record up to 14-10.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Cobre beat Hatch Valley by a score of 64-46 on Tuesday.

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