Sandia is 2-7 against Albuquerque since December of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Sandia Matadors are on the road again and plays the Albuquerque Bulldogs at 9:45 a.m. on March 13th. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the pair posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Sandia walked away with it. They walked away with a 69-61 win over the Storm on Saturday.
Sandia's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Zaire Ndyabagye, who scored 24 points along with eight rebounds and two steals, and Thomas Adams, who went 6 for 8 from beyond the arc en route to 33 points and 3 assists. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Adams has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Gad Harris, who scored two points along with six assists and six rebounds.
Meanwhile, Albuquerque faced Clovis in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Albuquerque blew past Clovis 74-50.
Sandia is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-12 record this season. As for Albuquerque, their win bumped their record up to 18-10.
Everything went Sandia's way against Albuquerque in their previous matchup back in December of 2022 as Sandia made off with a 80-54 win. Does Sandia have another victory up their sleeve, or will Albuquerque turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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