The Kirtland Central Broncos were the 44-41 winner over the Bloomfield Bobcats when they last played one another on February 1st, but their luck changed this time around. Kirtland Central fell 58-46 to Bloomfield on Saturday. Kirtland Central has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the loss, Kirtland Central still got an impressive performance from Devin Ramone, who scored 13 points along with five assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Mallaki Atcitty, who scored 11 points.
Even though they lost, Kirtland Central smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Bloomfield only pulled down three offensive rebounds.
Andrew Florez continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Bloomfield, scoring 25 points. That makes it seven consecutive games in which Florez has scored at least a third of Bloomfield's points. Another player making a difference was Xavier Abernathy, who scored 11 points along with eight rebounds and two steals.
Kirtland Central's loss dropped their record down to 10-13. As for Bloomfield, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 11-13.
Kirtland Central will be playing in front of their home fans against Gallup at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Gallup's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last eight matchups. As for Bloomfield, they will play host again and welcome Shiprock, where tip off is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Bloomfield is facing Shiprock at the right time seeing as Shiprock is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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