The Northwest Falcons lost against the Pine Hill Warriors back in December of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. Northwest received a tough blow as they fell 54-36 to Pine Hill.
Virances Martinez was her usual excellent self, scoring 27 points along with five steals for Pine Hill. That makes it five consecutive games in which Martinez has scored at least a third of Pine Hill's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Leilani Charley, who scored six points along with eight rebounds and six assists.
Northwest's loss was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-13. As for Pine Hill, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a massive bump to their 11-7 record this season.
Northwest will head out on the road to square off against Ramah at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are ranked near one another in New Mexico (Ramah is ranked 134th, while Northwest is ranked 144th). As for Pine Hill, they will look to defend their home court on Saturday against Tse' Yi' Gai at 1:00 p.m.
