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| 02/16/24 - Away | 44-59 L |
| 01/31/24 - Home | 41-45 L |
| 02/24/23 - Home | 71-48 W |
| 02/10/23 - Home | 73-59 W |
| 01/25/23 - Away | 64-57 W |
| + 5 more games |
La Cueva is 8-2 against Sandia since April of 2021 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The La Cueva Bears are taking a road trip to challenge the Sandia Matadors at 7:00 p.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
La Cueva is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Cleveland, who was ranked 24th at the time (La Cueva was ranked 11th). La Cueva came out on top in a nail-biter against Cleveland on Friday, sneaking past 44-41. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Bears have posted since January 12, 2024.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Wednesday Sandia sidestepped Volcano Vista for a 56-54 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Matadors.
The match pitted two dominant guards against one another in Sydney Benally and Mila Espinoza. Benally had a solid game and went 8 for 17 on her way to 21 points and five rebounds. Meanwhile, Espinoza did her best for the losing side, putting up 18 points.
Sandia's win was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 15-1. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.1 points per game. As for La Cueva, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season.
La Cueva lost to Sandia on the road by a decisive 59-44 margin in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. Can La Cueva avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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