Sandia is on a 20-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while La Cueva is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Sandia Matadors will host the La Cueva Bears at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Thursday, Sandia really took it to Santa Fe for the full four quarters, racking up a 65-27 victory. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 47-8.
Sydney Benally
| 02/20/25 vs Santa Fe | 19 |
| 02/18/25 @ Eldorado | 26 |
| 02/13/25 @ Manzano | 20 |
| 02/11/25 vs Capital | 16 |
| 02/07/25 @ La Cueva | 19 |
| + 2 more games |
Sydney Benally was her usual excellent self, going 8-for-10 to rack up 19 points and three steals. The game was her seventh in a row with at least 16 points. Hope Giddings was another key player, putting up 11 points and five boards.
Meanwhile, La Cueva won against Manzano last Thursday with 72 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. La Cueva put the hurt on Eldorado with a sharp 72-48 win. The victory continues a trend for the Bears in their matchups with the Golden Eagles: they've now won three in a row.
Sandia's win bumped their record up to 25-1. As for La Cueva, their victory bumped their record up to 20-6.
Sandia strolled past La Cueva in their previous meeting back in February by a score of 65-51. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was La Cueva's Jordyn Dyer, who shot 59% from the field on her way to 27 points in addition to seven rebounds and three steals. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Sandia still be able to contain Dyer? There's only one way to find out.
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