The West Mesa Mustangs are taking a road trip to take on the Santa Fe Demons at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. West Mesa is coming into the match hot, having won their last five games.
While West Mesa didn't have the best season last year (they finished 9-17), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They walked away with a 48-40 win over Cibola two weeks ago.
| 12/21/24 vs Cibola | 3 |
| 12/20/24 @ Valley | 6 |
| 12/14/24 vs Pecos | 3 |
| 12/13/24 vs Pojoaque Valley | 3 |
| 12/12/24 vs West Las Vegas | 3 |
West Mesa's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Alicia Charlie, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and ten boards. Charlie has been hot, having also posted three or more steals the last five times she's played. Alize Castillo was another key player, almost dropping a double-double on nine points and 11 rebounds.
Meanwhile, Santa Fe rang in the new year with a 44-35 win over Taos on Thursday.
West Mesa is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a massive bump to their 6-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.9 points per game. As for Santa Fe, they now have a winning record of 6-5.
Everything came up roses for West Mesa against Santa Fe in their previous meeting back in November of 2017, as the team secured a 71-27 victory. In that contest, West Mesa amassed a halftime lead of 43-11, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Saturday.
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