Two dominant guards in Mila Espinoza and Sydney Benally are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Volcano Vista Hawks are taking a road trip to square off against the Sandia Matadors at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Volcano Vista is coming into the match on a three-game losing streak.
Volcano Vista is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Cleveland, who was ranked 24th at the time (Volcano Vista was ranked ninth). Volcano Vista fell just short of Cleveland by a score of 36-34 on Saturday. The contest marked the Hawks' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Rio Rancho typically has all the answers at home, but on Saturday Sandia proved too difficult a challenge. They walked away with a 52-44 victory over the Rams.
Volcano Vista's loss dropped their record down to 7-5. As for Sandia, their win bumped their record up to 14-1.
Volcano Vista came up short against Sandia when the teams last played back in March of 2024, falling 49-45. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Benally, who went 9 for 19 on her way to 35 points and seven rebounds. Now that Volcano Vista knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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