The Mesilla Valley Christian School SonBlazers will square off against the Immanuel Christian Warriors at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. Mesilla Valley Christian School is coming into the match hot, having won their last five games.
Mesilla Valley Christian School is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped last Thursday as they easily beat Hatch Valley 58-30. With the SonBlazers ahead 33-5 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
It was another big night for Nevaeh Benjamin, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 14 rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Mesilla Valley Christian School's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Katey Black, who posted 13 points and five steals.
Meanwhile, Immanuel Christian didn't have quite enough to beat Fort Hancock on Friday and fell 45-42. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Warriors have suffered against the Mustangs since November 20, 2020.
Mesilla Valley Christian School pushed their record up to 11-1 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 27.0 points per game. As for Immanuel Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 10-9.
Mesilla Valley Christian School took a serious blow against Immanuel Christian in their previous meeting back in December of 2022, falling 52-17. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Mesilla Valley Christian School was down 34-8.
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