SonBlazers
| 01/25/25 vs Immanuel Christian | 70 |
| 01/16/25 vs Hatch Valley | 58 |
| 12/05/24 vs Cobre | 57 |
| 01/04/25 vs Socorro | 56 |
| 01/03/25 vs Cottonwood Classical Prep | 53 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Mesilla Valley Christian School). They blew past the Immanuel Christian Warriors 70-29 on Saturday. Given the SonBlazers' advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 62nd in New Mexico, while the Warriors are ranked 1388th in Texas), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Mesilla Valley Christian School's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Katey Black, who posted 24 points in addition to five boards and five steals. That's the most points Black has posted since back in January of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Nevaeh Benjamin, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and 14 rebounds.
Mesilla Valley Christian School was working as a unit and finished the game with 20 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in three consecutive games.
Despite the defeat, Immanuel Christian had strong showings from Kezia Rayon, who almost dropped a double-double on 14 points and nine boards, and Aubrie Donahue, who had ten points. Izzy Alarcon also deserves some recognition as she scored her first points of the season.
Mesilla Valley Christian School pushed their record up to 12-1 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 27.3 points per game. As for Immanuel Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 10-10.
Mesilla Valley Christian School has already played their next matchup, a 51-41 win against Cloudcroft on the 28th. As for Immanuel Christian, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 40-38 victory against Jesus Chapel on the 28th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
