The La Cueva Bears will venture away from home to face off against the Sandia Matadors at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as La Cueva comes in on five and Sandia on eight.
On Friday, La Cueva beat Eldorado 69-60.
Meanwhile, Sandia faced Santa Fe in a battle between two of the state's top teams last Friday. Sandia enjoyed a cozy 80-65 victory over Santa Fe. 80 seems to be a good number for the Matadors as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
La Cueva better keep an eye on Thomas Adams. He was instrumental in Sandia's win, almost dropping a double-double with 21 points and nine boards. Adams is also on a roll when it comes to three-point shooting accuracy, as he's posted one of at least 50% in the last three games he's played. Isaiah Brown was another key player, shooting 60% from the field en route to 17 points in addition to five assists and five rebounds.
Sandia smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in 12 consecutive games.
Sandia pushed their record up to 23-3 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 29.2 points. As for La Cueva, their win bumped their record up to 18-9.
La Cueva couldn't quite finish off Sandia in their previous matchup back in February and fell 67-64. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Sandia's Gad Harris, who made all 9 shots he took racking up 31 points and eight assists. Now that La Cueva knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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