Capitan hasn't had quite the year their fans were hoping for to this point, but back-to-back wins may be a sign of good things to come. They managed a 37-33 victory over the Mesilla Valley Christian School SonBlazers on Saturday. That's two games straight that the Tigers have won by exactly four points.
Defeat or not, Mesilla Valley Christian School got some senior leadership from Katey Black and Nevaeh Benjamin. Black posted ten points in addition to six boards and five steals, while Benjamin dropped a double-double on 11 points and 17 rebounds. Benjamin is also on a roll when it comes to blocks, as she's now posted two or more in the last ten games she's played. Another player making a difference was Lillian Balizan, who scored six points and five rebounds.
Capitan is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-13 record this season. As for Mesilla Valley Christian School, with the loss, they broke their seven-game winning streak and moved their record to 13-2.
Capitan will square off against Cloudcroft at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Capitan is facing Cloudcroft at the right time seeing as Cloudcroft is stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for Mesilla Valley Christian School, they will take on Mescalero Apache at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Mesilla Valley Christian School will also cruise into their next contest with the timing on their side: Mescalero Apache will have lost four straight heading into Tuesday's game.
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