Hayley Gutierrez
| 02/28/25 vs Hot Springs | 6 |
| 02/25/25 vs Hatch Valley | 4 |
| 02/20/25 vs Socorro | 4 |
| 02/18/25 @ Hatch Valley | 7 |
| 02/14/25 vs Hatch Valley | 6 |
| + 14 more games |
If Hot Springs wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Cobre, they should've done a better job of containing Hayley Gutierrez. The Cobre Indians walked away with a 57-46 win over the Hot Springs Tigers on Friday thanks in part to Gutierrez, who dropped a double-double with 22 points and 16 rebounds. She has been hot for a while, having also posted two or more steals the last 19 times she's played.
Makayla Duarte was another key player, putting up eight points in addition to five boards and four steals. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in blocks (two).
Defeat or not, Hot Springs got some senior leadership from Alex Gonzales and Andrea Luna. Gonzales posted eight points along with 12 rebounds and six steals, while Luna almost dropped a double-double with nine points and ten boards. Gonzales is becoming a predictor of Hot Springs' success: when she posts at least five steals the team is 4-2 (and 7-14 when she doesn't). Another player making a difference was Makenna Woods, who scored ten points and eight rebounds.
Cobre has been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 14 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-11 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.1 points over those games. With the loss, Hot Springs broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 11-16.
Looking ahead, Cobre will take on Thoreau at 6:00 p.m. on March 7th. One thing working in Cobre's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last eight matchups. Hot Springs does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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