Los Lunas is 7-1 against Capital since April of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Los Lunas Tigers will head out on the road to challenge the Capital Jaguars at 5:30 p.m. Hopefully Los Lunas is not getting complacent considering they own a much higher rank in New Mexico (they are ranked 25th, while Capital is ranked 106th).
Last Tuesday, Los Lunas didn't have too much trouble with Santa Fe at home as they won 40-26. The win made it back-to-back wins for Los Lunas.
Meanwhile, Capital's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their 11th straight loss. They fell 46-33 to Albuquerque.
Capital's defeat came about despite a quality game from Madelaine Portillo, who scored eight points along with five rebounds and five blocks. Valeria Rodriguez was another key contributor, scoring seven points.
Los Lunas has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-8 record this season. As for Capital, they dropped their record down to 3-19 with that loss, which was their sixth straight on the road.
Los Lunas was able to grind out a solid victory over Capital when the teams last played back in January, winning 35-27. The rematch might be a little tougher for Los Lunas since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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