The Bernalillo Spartans will face off against the Valley Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Bernalillo has now lost nine straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since January 7.
Last Tuesday, Bernalillo took a blow against Albuquerque Academy, falling 69-30. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico basketball rankings (they are ranked 86th, while the Chargers are ranked 19th).
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Valley, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Del Norte 53-51. The Vikings haven't had any issues with the Knights recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.
Valley had a senior duo take command as Luciano Mondragon went 5-for-6 en route to 18 points and five boards and Angelito Villa went 6-for-12 to rack up 16 points and seven rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Mondragon has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Carter Monroe, who posted nine points.
Valley's victory bumped their record up to 11-14. As for Bernalillo, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-17.
Bernalillo took a serious blow against Valley when the teams last played on February 4th, falling 64-29. Will Bernalillo have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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