It was a good run, but the Aztec Tigers unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They took a serious blow against Kirtland Central, falling 62-27. Aztec was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 39-12.
Despite the loss, Aztec saw an underclassman step up: Jazzlyn Gomez scored ten points along with six steals. That was a full 37% of Aztec's points, marking the third time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Aztec's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-11. As for Kirtland Central, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-2 record this season.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Aztec will take on Gallup at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Aztec focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 30 on Tuesday. As for Kirtland Central, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Bloomfield at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Kirtland Central's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last seven games.
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