Cibola hasn't had much luck against Volcano Vista recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Cibola Cougars will square off against the Volcano Vista Hawks at 7:00 p.m.
Cibola is headed into Wednesday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game on Friday. They were beaten by Farmington 71-36. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico basketball rankings (they are ranked 61st, while the Scorpions are ranked sixth).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Volcano Vista). They claimed a resounding 70-40 win over Rio Grande. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Hawks have posted since November 26, 2024.
Volcano Vista has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 11-8 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 50.6 points per game. As for Cibola, their loss dropped their record down to 8-11.
Cibola was dealt a bruising 67-21 defeat at the hands of Volcano Vista when the teams last played back in February of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Volcano Vista's Mila Espinoza, who went 6 for 9 en route to 17 points and six steals. Now that Cibola knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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