The Taos Tigers will take on the Shiprock Chieftains at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Taos will be strutting in after a win while Shiprock will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Saturday, Taos beat Goddard 62-55. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Tigers.
Meanwhile, Shiprock was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their 11th straight loss. They came up short against Pojoaque Valley, falling 70-45. While losing is never fun, the Chieftains can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico basketball rankings (they are ranked 131st, while the Elks/Elkettes are ranked 21st).
Taos has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.2 points per game. As for Shiprock, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-11.
Everything came up roses for Taos against Shiprock in their previous meeting back in January of 2019, as the team secured a 91-43 victory. Does Taos have another victory up their sleeve, or will Shiprock turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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