The Valencia Jaguars will head out to challenge the Grants Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Valencia is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Socorro 72-42 on Thursday. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Jaguars with their most commanding win of the season.
| 01/16/25 vs Socorro | 26 |
| 01/07/25 vs Centennial | 19 |
| 11/23/24 @ Deming | 16 |
| 12/27/24 @ Taos | 15 |
| 11/27/23 vs Deming | 14 |
It was another big night for Carin Bustillos, who posted 26 points and eight rebounds. Those 26 points gave him a new career-high. Diego Baeza was another key player, dropping a double-double on 12 points and ten boards.
Valencia smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 21 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Grants over Bernalillo in every quarter on their way to victory on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Grants blew Bernalillo out of the water with an 80-45 final score. The Pirates pushed the score to 54-32 by the end of the third, a deficit the Spartans had little chance of recovering from.
Valencia's victory bumped their record up to 8-9. As for Grants, their win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 8-8.
Valencia came up short against Grants when the teams last played back in February of 2024, falling 60-50. Can Valencia avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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