The Los Lunas Tigers will face off against the West Mesa Mustangs at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Los Lunas is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Tuesday as they easily beat Atrisco Heritage Academy 82-4. The Tigers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 13 matchups by 21 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for West Mesa, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They blew past Rio Grande 55-30 on Tuesday. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico basketball rankings (they are ranked 35th in New Mexico, while the Ravens are ranked 94th in New Mexico), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Los Lunas is on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 18 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 22-5 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.6 points over those games. West Mesa's win bumped their record up to 16-11.
Los Lunas strolled past West Mesa in their previous matchup on February 7th by a score of 51-33. Does Los Lunas have another victory up their sleeve, or will West Mesa turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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