Hondo Valley is 1-9 against Mountainair since December of 2022 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. Having just played yesterday, the Eagles will jump right back in to play the Mustangs at 5:30 p.m. Neither of these teams found much success offensively their last time out, scoring well below their season average.
Hondo Valley's tournament run continued when they took on Lordsburg on Thursday. The Eagles were beaten by the Mavericks 59-21.
Kaylee Gomez was Hondo Valley's leading scorer, having posted six points.
Meanwhile, Mountainair played a tough matchup on Thursday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They took a blow against Cliff, falling 59-24. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico basketball rankings (they are ranked 50th, while the Cowboys/Cowgirls are ranked fourth).
Hondo Valley will have to keep a close watch on Eliana Chavez and Kambria Kayser, a pair of players who had a big impact on Mountainair's prior game. Chavez dropped a double-double with ten points and 14 boards, while Kayser posted. That was a full 41.7% of Mountainair's points, marking the sixth time in a row Chavez has had more than a third of the team's points. Bianca Lopez also deserves some recognition as she posted her first assist of the season.
Mountainair's defeat dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Hondo Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 2-4.
Things could have been worse for Hondo Valley, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 50-34 loss to Mountainair in their previous meeting back in February. Can the Eagles avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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