Las Cruces and La Cueva squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Las Cruces had to settle for second. They took a hard 60-41 fall against the La Cueva Bears. The Bulldawgs have been going strong on the season, but this is now their second loss in a row.
Several Bulldawgs players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Bethzy Quinones, who went 6-for-10 to rack up 12 points and five assists. Another player making a difference was Sofia Herrera, who shot 50% from the field en route to 14 points.
Quinones wasn't the only one working in the assist department: Las Cruces was working as a unit and finished the game with 13 assists. This was only their second loss (out of 20 games) when they've passed the ball that well.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead La Cueva to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jordyn Dyer, who went 6-for-12 on her way to 17 points and six assists. The matchup was Dyer's 14th in a row with at least 16 points. Andi Bingham was another key player, putting up 11 points.
Las Cruces' record now sits at 18-10. As for La Cueva, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games. That's provided a nice bump to their 21-7 record this season.
Las Cruces does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for La Cueva, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 44-33 win against Mayfield on the 11th.
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