Capital lost against Sandia back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Capital Jaguars had to suffer through an 82-44 loss at the hands of the Sandia Matadors. While losing is never fun, the Jaguars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico basketball rankings (they are ranked 59th, while the Matadors are ranked third).
Zaire Ndyabagye was his usual excellent self, going 10-for-12 to rack up 23 points in addition to six assists and five rebounds for Sandia. What's more, Ndyabagye also posted a 83% field goal percentage, which is the highest he's posted since back in December of 2024. Another player making a difference was Gad Harris, who went 6-for-9 on his way to 15 points along with five assists and five steals.
Capital's loss was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 8-15. As for Sandia, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 20-3.
Looking ahead, Capital will venture away from home to take on La Cueva at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. La Cueva has been dominant on offense recently, having racked up an incredible 223 points over their last three contests. As for Sandia, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against Manzano at 7:00 p.m. Sandia is facing Manzano at the right time seeing as Manzano is stuck on an eight-game losing streak.
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