The West Mesa Mustangs will head out on the road to square off against the Albuquerque Academy Chargers at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday.
West Mesa is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Atrisco Heritage Academy, who was ranked 15th at the time (West Mesa was ranked 18th). West Mesa fell 61-54 to Atrisco Heritage Academy on Friday. The Mustangs have struggled against the Jaguars recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Albuquerque Academy came tearing into Friday's matchup with three straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Spartans 74-42. The Chargers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight contests by 22 points or more this season.
Albuquerque Academy is also on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.1 points per game. As for West Mesa, their defeat was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 12-7.
Everything went West Mesa's way against Albuquerque Academy in their previous matchup back in December of 2017, as West Mesa made off with a 70-50 win. Will West Mesa repeat their success, or does Albuquerque Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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