Basketball Recap: Cienega Picks Up 11th Consecutive Win

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Previous Games

02/11/25 @ Pueblo	76-39
02/07/25 vs Desert View	71-41
02/04/25 vs Flowing Wells	71-41
02/03/25 @ Nogales	79-54
01/30/25 vs Buena	66-58
+ 6 more games

Cienega had already won ten in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 31.5 points) and they went ahead and made it 11 on Tuesday. They really took it to the Pueblo Warriors for the full four quarters, racking up a 76-39 victory. The contest was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Bobcats had established a 34 point advantage.

Cienega's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Thomas Noyes, who went 9-for-11 to rack up 21 points and five rebounds. Noyes is also on a roll when it comes to field goal percentage, as he's posted one of at least 56% in the last 15 games he's played. Jaden Rodgers was another key player, almost dropping a double-double with 12 points and nine steals.

Cienega smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive boards in three consecutive matches.

Pueblo's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Anthony Carranza, who posted 15 points, and Vez Chavez, who scored 11 points. That was a full 38.5% of Pueblo's points, marking the fourth time in a row he's had more than a third of the team's points.

Cienega's win was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 19-5. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 81.6 points over those games. As for Pueblo, they have been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six games, which has put a noticeable dent in their 8-19 record this season.

Coming up, Cienega will square off against Buena at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Buena knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 12 contests -- so hopefully Cienega likes a good challenge. As for Pueblo, they will take on Nogales at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.