The Sandia Prep Sundevils will take on the Laguna Acoma Hawks at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Thursday, Sandia Prep ended up a good deal behind Albuquerque Academy and lost 63-47. While losing is never fun, the Sundevils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico basketball rankings (they are ranked 73rd, while the Chargers are ranked 18th).
Despite the loss, Sandia Prep saw an underclassman step up: freshman Madlyn Dopson went 8 for 12 on her way to 19 points and four steals. Maddy Weisler was another key player, putting up 11 points and seven rebounds.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Laguna Acoma's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 55-54 to Jemez Valley.
Sandia Prep will need focus on slowing down Gianna Carrillo, one of several Laguna Acoma players who made an impact when they last played. She posted 15 points. The matchup was Carrillo's sixth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Brianna Carrillo, who went 5 of 11 en route to 11 points and eight boards.
Sandia Prep's defeat dropped their record down to 6-8. As for Laguna Acoma, their loss dropped their record down to 8-6.
Sandia Prep came up short against Laguna Acoma when the teams last played back in January of 2024, falling 49-41. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Carrillo, who had 21 points. Now that Sandia Prep knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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