St. Pius X lost against La Cueva back in January of 2018 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The St. Pius X Sartans fell 71-64 to the La Cueva Bears. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Thursday (55), the Sartans still had to take the loss.
La Cueva's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Tre Cowles, who went 6 for 10 on his way to 18 points. The dominant performance gave Cowles a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Hunter Butler, who went 6 of 13 on his way to 15 points and three steals.
Sartans
| 12/27/24 vs La Cueva | 64-71 |
| 12/26/24 vs Navajo Prep | 55-48 |
| 12/11/24 vs Sandia Prep | 65-41 |
| 12/07/24 vs Albuquerque Academy | 46-44 |
| 12/06/24 vs Manzano | 68-38 |
With the defeat, St. Pius X broke their five-game winning streak and moved their record to 6-2. As for La Cueva, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-5.
St. Pius X wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 73-67 win against Hope Christian on the 28th. As for La Cueva, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 67-63 victory against Rio Rancho on the 28th.
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