Penasco lost against Mesa Vista on February 1st, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Penasco Panthers took a 49-43 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Mesa Vista Trojans. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico basketball rankings (they are ranked 96th, while the Trojans are ranked 28th).
It was another big night for Hannah Lopez, who posted 13 points along with six rebounds and five steals for Mesa Vista. Lopez has been hot recently, having posted three or more steals the last three times she's played. Tana Lopez was another key player, putting up 11 points and seven boards.
Penasco's loss dropped their record down to 10-14. As for Mesa Vista, the victory was the 11th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 22-3.
Penasco wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 55-51 defeat against Questa on the 22nd. As for Mesa Vista, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 69-31 win against Mora on the 22nd.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
