Wingate is 2-8 against Thoreau since February of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Wingate Bears will venture away from home to square off against the Thoreau Hawks at 7:00 p.m.
Last Friday, Wingate ended up a good deal behind Tohatchi and lost 70-55. While losing is never fun, the Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico basketball rankings (they are ranked 86th, while the Cougars are ranked 27th).
Meanwhile, it was a Battle of the Birds when Thoreau faced off against Zuni on Friday. Thoreau walked away with a 50-43 win over Zuni. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Hawks.
Thoreau pushed their record up to 9-8 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.7 points per game. As for Wingate, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-10.
Wingate skirted past Thoreau 58-55 in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. Does Wingate have another victory up their sleeve, or will Thoreau turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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