Sandia is 8-1 against West Mesa since January of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Sandia Matadors' homestand continues as they prepare to take on the West Mesa Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. on February 23rd. Sandia has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 410 points over their last six games.
Sandia stacked a 17th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They took their game at home with ease, bagging a 76-27 victory over Piedra Vista. Given Sandia's advantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico basketball rankings (they are ranked third, while Piedra Vista is ranked 39th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Sandia to victory, but perhaps none more so than Liv Montano, who went 6 for 8 from beyond the arc en route to 18 points and 0 assists. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Montano has scored all season. Sydney Benally was another key contributor, scoring 16 points along with five rebounds and two steals.
Meanwhile, West Mesa was the victim of a tough 66-43 defeat at the hands of Eldorado on Tuesday. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for West Mesa in their matchups with Eldorado: they've now lost five in a row.
Sandia's victory was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 22-3. They've been dominating during the games in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 37.8 points. As for West Mesa, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-15.
Everything came up roses for Sandia against West Mesa when the teams last played on February 6th as the team secured a 70-23 victory. In that game, Sandia amassed a halftime lead of 57-16, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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