Shiprock is on a ten-game streak of home losses, Aztec a four-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck will change on Friday. The Shiprock Chieftains will host the Aztec Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Shiprock came up into this matchup off a tough 28-point defeat on Friday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of Kirtland Central by a score of 51-48 on Tuesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Chieftains have suffered since January 3rd.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Aztec duked it out with Bloomfield on Tuesday. Aztec took a 53-47 hit to the loss column at the hands of Bloomfield.
Aztec's defeat dropped their record down to 7-16. As for Shiprock, their loss dropped their record down to 3-20.
Shiprock was dealt a bruising 73-40 defeat at the hands of Aztec in their previous meeting back in January. Will Shiprock have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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