The Texico Wolverines will take on the Logan Longhorns at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Texico is headed into the match after thoroughly thrashing Hagerman: they outscored them in every quarter. Everything went Texico's way against Hagerman on Tuesday as Texico made off with a 73-48 win. Winning may never get old, but the Wolverines sure are getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Meanwhile, Logan put another one in the bag on Saturday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Coronado, posting a 66-18 victory. Given the Longhorns' advantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico basketball rankings (they are ranked 18th, while the Leopards are ranked 124th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Texico better keep an eye on Hayden Bruhn. He was instrumental in Logan's win, dropping a double-double on 28 points and 14 rebounds. Bruhn has been hot for a while, having also posted two or more steals the last nine times he's played. Mason Wallin was another key player, going 5 of 6 on his way to 10 points and three steals.
Logan smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in 22 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Texico pushed their record up to 13-1 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 75.6 points per game. As for Logan, their victory bumped their record up to 15-0.
Texico came up short against Logan in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, falling 72-64. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Bruhn, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and 11 boards. Now that Texico knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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