Bernalillo is 1-9 against Albuquerque Academy since April of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Bernalillo Spartans will challenge the Albuquerque Academy Chargers at 7:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Bernalillo is headed into Tuesday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their eighth straight game on Tuesday. They were beaten by Del Norte 68-37. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico basketball rankings (they are ranked 85th, while the Knights are ranked 31st).
Meanwhile, Albuquerque Academy suffered their closest defeat since December 7, 2024 on Friday. They fell just short of Del Norte by a score of 39-37. The contest marked the Chargers' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Albuquerque Academy's loss was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 6-1 and their overall record down to 18-7. As for Bernalillo, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-16.
Bernalillo was taken down by Albuquerque Academy 74-42 in their previous matchup two weeks ago. Can Bernalillo avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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