The Hondo Valley Eagles will head out on the road to challenge the Reserve Mountaineers at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Hondo Valley has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Hondo Valley was handed a heart-breaking three-point defeat in their last game, but they sure didn't let that happen against Corona/Vaughn on Thursday. Hondo Valley put the hurt on Corona/Vaughn with a sharp 71-45 victory. The Eagles haven't had any issues with the Cardinals recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive win against them.
Meanwhile, Reserve played a tough contest on Thursday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They had to suffer through a 75-25 loss at the hands of Magdalena. While losing is never fun, the Mountaineers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico basketball rankings (they are ranked 143rd, while the Steers are ranked 46th).
Reserve's loss was their seventh straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 3-14. As for Hondo Valley, their victory was their first in the district, bumping their district record up to 1-3 and their overall record up to 8-12.
Hondo Valley beat Reserve 47-40 in their previous matchup back in December of 2019. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hondo Valley since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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