West Mesa lost against Sandia back in February of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The West Mesa Mustangs took a blow against the Sandia Matadors, falling 63-28. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico basketball rankings (they are ranked 34th, while the Matadors are ranked first).
West Mesa lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Monique Sena, who posted 12 points.
Sydney Benally continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Sandia, putting up 14 points in addition to seven assists and seven steals. Benally has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last ten times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Audri Wright, who went 5 for 7 on her way to 14 points and six steals.
This is the second loss in a row for West Mesa and nudges their season record down to 6-6. As for Sandia, the win keeps them at an undefeated 12-0.
West Mesa didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 61-37 victory against Atrisco Heritage Academy on the 8th. As for Sandia, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 72-40 win against Cleveland on the 8th.
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