Navajo Pine is on a seven-game streak of home losses, and Northwest a 19-game streak of away losses dating back to last season. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Friday. Having just played yesterday, the Navajo Pine Warriors will get right back to it and host the Northwest Falcons at 6:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Navajo Pine is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Hozho Academy on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Navajo Pine was outmatched by Hozho Academy and fell 74-43. The Warriors were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 46-19.
Myles Yazzie
| 02/20/25 @ Hozho Academy | 8 |
| 12/10/24 @ Native American Community Academy/Evangel Christian Academy | 7 |
| 02/13/25 @ Laguna Acoma | 4 |
| 02/06/25 vs Hozho Academy | 4 |
| 01/21/25 @ Pine Hill | 4 |
Navajo Pine's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Myles Yazzie, who posted 11 points and eight rebounds, and Anthony Sandoval, who scored eight points. The dominant performance gave Yazzie a new career-high in boards. Joshua Martinez was another key player, putting up four points.
Meanwhile, Northwest came up short against Tse' Yi' Gai on Tuesday and fell 50-42.
Navajo Pine's loss dropped their record down to 2-22. As for Northwest, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-17.
Navajo Pine beat Northwest 49-37 when the teams last played back in January. Will Navajo Pine repeat their success, or does Northwest have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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