After flying high against Animas last Tuesday, Lordsburg came back down to earth. The Lordsburg Mavericks took a 60-49 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Cobre Indians on Thursday. The defeat continues a trend for the Mavericks in their matchups with the Indians: they've now lost three in a row.
| 01/23/25 vs Cobre | 11 |
| 12/06/24 vs Chaparral | 10 |
| 01/21/25 @ Animas | 9 |
| 01/10/25 vs Cloudcroft | 8 |
| 01/04/25 vs Reserve | 8 |
Several Mavericks players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Felipe Allen, who went 5 of 9 en route to 11 points and five rebounds. Those 11 points gave Allen a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Zeke De La O, who posted 15 points and six boards.
Even though they lost, Lordsburg smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in three consecutive matches.
Cobre got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Zavin Guck out in front who almost dropped a double-double on 19 points and nine steals. The contest was Guck's 17th in a row with at least ten points. Izon Guck was another key player, putting up 15 points and eight rebounds.
Lordsburg's loss dropped their record down to 6-11. As for Cobre, their victory bumped their record up to 11-6.
Lordsburg didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 67-44 win against Capitan on the 25th. As for Cobre, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 66-53 defeat against Ruidoso on the 25th.
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