Native American Community Academy is 2-8 against Monte Del Sol Charter since November of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Native American Community Academy Eagles will be playing at home against the Monte Del Sol Charter Dragons at 6:30 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Last Thursday, Native American Community Academy was beaten by Academy for Technology and The Classics 73-24. While losing is never fun, Native American Community Academy can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico basketball rankings (they are ranked 136th, while Academy for Technology and The Classics is ranked 25th).
Meanwhile, Monte Del Sol Charter took a serious blow against Menaul on Thursday, falling 64-18. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Monte Del Sol Charter in their matchups with Menaul: they've now lost six in a row.
Gursangat Bhandal was Monte Del Sol Charter's leading scorer, having posted 13 points. Bhandal also led the team in rebounds with seven.
This is the second loss in a row for Native American Community Academy and nudges their season record down to 5-10. As for Monte Del Sol Charter, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost ten of their last 11 contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-16 record this season.
Native American Community Academy was able to grind out a solid win over Monte Del Sol Charter when the teams last played back in January, winning 73-65. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Monte Del Sol Charter's Devin Moore, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and 31 rebounds. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Native American Community Academy still be able to contain Moore? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
