Penasco lost against Mesa Vista on February 1st, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Penasco Panthers received a blow as they fell 71-55 to the Mesa Vista Trojans. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico basketball rankings (they are ranked 89th, while the Trojans are ranked 34th).
Penasco dropped their record down to 11-14 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road. As for Mesa Vista, the victory (which was their 11th in a row) raised their record to 21-4.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. A feisty cat fight will be fought as the Panthers challenge the Wildcats at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. Penasco is facing Questa at the right time seeing as Questa is stuck on a nine-game losing streak. As for Mesa Vista, they will take on Mora at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Mesa Vista's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last four matchups.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
