The Eastlake Falcons will take on the Mayfield Trojans in a tournament on Friday.
Eastlake is headed into Friday's match hungry for a win as their strong season has now been derailed by two straight defeats. They fell 40-33 to Socorro on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Mayfield faced Albuquerque Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams last Saturday. Mayfield walked away with a 56-46 win over Albuquerque Academy. Winning may never get old, but the Trojans sure are getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Eastlake better keep an eye on Jazlene Ruiz. She was instrumental in Mayfield's win, almost dropping a double-double on 18 points and nine rebounds. That's the most points Ruiz has posted since back in January. The team also got some help courtesy of Lorrena Viarreal, who posted 14 points.
Mayfield smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in 19 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Eastlake's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-5. As for Mayfield, they pushed their record up to 5-3 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
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