Animas was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their 15th straight defeat dating back to last season. They had to suffer through a 69-19 loss at the hands of the Hatch Valley Bears. The Panthers lost against the Bears in their previous head to head back in December of 2023, too, but the margin this time around was even wider than the 67-41 score last time.
Lucas Mulganon was Animas' leading scorer, having posted six points.
Weston Strickland held things down on the boards with eight rebounds.
Tallon Marble took the lead distributing the ball, coming up with two assists.
Hatch Valley found their leader in freshman Alex Dominguez, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 12 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Donovan Alaniz, who earned seven points in addition to five assists and four steals.
Animas' loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Animas has already played their next matchup, a 64-17 defeat against Cliff on the 6th. As for Hatch Valley, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 64-26 loss against Alamo Navajo on the 6th.
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