Manzano lost against Sandia back in January, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Manzano Monarchs had to suffer through a 76-24 loss at the hands of the Sandia Matadors. The game marked the Monarchs' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Zaria Gomez was Manzano's leading scorer, having posted 13 points. Daira Solis held things down on the boards with five rebounds. She took the lead distributing the ball, coming up with six assists.
Sandia's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Sydney Benally, who went 10-for-17 to rack up 20 points in addition to five assists and five rebounds. Benally is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in each of the last eight games she's played. Another player making a difference was Nadia Randall, who went 5-for-10 en route to 11 points along with six assists and six boards.
Manzano is on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 10-13. As for Sandia, the win (which was their tenth in a row) raised their record to 23-1.
Manzano wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 77-56 defeat against Capital on the 18th. As for Sandia, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, an 82-24 victory against Eldorado on the 18th.
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