The Hatch Valley Bears just played last yesterday, but they'll still welcome the Chaparral Lobos at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with nine consecutive losses for Hatch Valley and four for Chaparral.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 61-17, which was the final score in Hatch Valley's tilt against Magdalena on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico basketball rankings (they are ranked 145th, while the Steers are ranked 49th).
Meanwhile, Chaparral took a blow against Lovington on Friday, falling 83-35.
Chaparral's defeat dropped their record down to 6-12. As for Hatch Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 2-16.
Hatch Valley came up short against Chaparral in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, falling 53-40. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Chaparral's Aubrey Dominquez, who went 5 for 9 on her way to 15 points in addition to six rebounds and four steals. Now that Hatch Valley 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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