The Piedra Vista Panthers will square off against the Volcano Vista Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Piedra Vista will bounce into Friday's contest after beating Farmington, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Piedra Vista narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Farmington 52-50.
Meanwhile, Volcano Vista waltzed into their game on Wednesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They took their matchup with ease, bagging a 59-32 win over the Cougars. Given the Hawks' advantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico basketball rankings (they are ranked 12th, while the Cougars are ranked 61st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Volcano Vista has also been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.0 points per game. As for Piedra Vista, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 10-11.
Piedra Vista came up short against Volcano Vista in their previous meeting two weeks ago, falling 44-37. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Volcano Vista's Mila Espinoza, who posted 21 points and four steals. Now that Piedra Vista knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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