Hondo Valley hasn't had much luck against Mountainair recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Hondo Valley Eagles will head out on the road to square off against the Mountainair Mustangs at 6:30 p.m.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 79-31, which was the final score in Hondo Valley's tilt against Alamo Navajo on Tuesday. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Mountainair had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 35.8 points) and they went ahead and made it six on Tuesday. They blew past the Cardinals, posting a 75-34 victory. The Mustangs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten matchups by 21 points or more this season.
Mountainair's win was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-6. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.7 points over those games. As for Hondo Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 8-14.
Hondo Valley was taken down by Mountainair 64-27 in their previous matchup two weeks ago. Can Hondo Valley avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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