Alamo Navajo is 2-8 against Quemado since December of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Alamo Navajo Cougars will be playing at home against the Quemado Eagles at 9:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Alamo Navajo is headed into the matchup having just suffered their closest defeat since February 3rd on Saturday. They fell just short of Escalante by a score of 45-43. The Cougars have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Alamo Navajo might have lost, but man, Andy Pino was a machine: he dropped a double-double on 25 points and 12 boards. Pino is becoming a predictor of Alamo Navajo's success: when he posts at least ten rebounds the team is 3-1 (and 0-3 when he doesn't). Zephaniah Guerro was another key player, putting up three points along with 17 rebounds and three steals.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 55 points the game before, Quemado was a bit more limited in their contest on Saturday. They had to suffer through a 55-25 loss at the hands of Gateway Christian. The game marked the Eagles' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Quemado's loss dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Alamo Navajo, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
Alamo Navajo took their victory against Quemado in their previous meeting back in February by a conclusive 66-44. Will Alamo Navajo repeat their success, or does Quemado have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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