The Kirtland Central Broncos will venture away from home to take on the Bloomfield Bobcats at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Kirtland Central will head into Friday's match on the come-up: they were handed a 31-point defeat in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Friday. They skirted past Aztec 55-52. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Broncos have posted since December 3, 2024.
Meanwhile, Bloomfield came tearing into Friday's game with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Patriots, sneaking past 48-46. That's two games straight that the Bobcats have won by exactly two points.
Kirtland Central better keep an eye on Asaias Stover. He was instrumental in Bloomfield's win, going 5 of 10 on his way to 16 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Xavier Abernathy, who posted eight points along with five assists and five rebounds.
Bloomfield pushed their record up to 11-9 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.3 points per game. As for Kirtland Central, their win bumped their record up to 7-13.
Kirtland Central came up short against Bloomfield in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, falling 58-46. Thankfully for Kirtland Central, Andrew Florez (who went 9 for 17 en route to 25 points) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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