Two dominant guards in Nevaughn Begay and Andrew Florez are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Shiprock Chieftains will be playing in front of their home fans against the Bloomfield Bobcats at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Shiprock suffered their closest loss since January 19th on Monday. They fell just short of Gallup by a score of 76-73.
Meanwhile, Bloomfield beat Aztec 55-42 on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Bloomfield.
Bloomfield can attribute much of their success to Florez, who scored 13 points along with seven rebounds and two steals, and Xavier Abernathy, who scored 11 points along with five assists and five rebounds. Florez is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Christian Alcantar, who scored nine points.
Shiprock's loss dropped their record down to 16-11. As for Bloomfield, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-14 record this season.
Shiprock beat Bloomfield 51-42 in their previous meeting on Thursday. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Florez, who scored 16 points along with six rebounds and two steals. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Shiprock still be able to contain Florez? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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