The Shiprock Chieftains will head out to square off against the Aztec Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 66-27, which was the final score in Shiprock's tilt against Kirtland Central on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Chieftains can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico basketball rankings (they are ranked 58th, while the Broncos are ranked third).
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Aztec faced off against Bloomfield on Thursday. Aztec came out on top against Bloomfield by a score of 30-23. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Tigers.
Shiprock's loss dropped their record down to 10-13. As for Aztec, they now have a winning record of 12-11.
Shiprock was able to grind out a solid win over Aztec in their previous meeting two weeks ago, winning 37-27. The rematch might be a little tougher for Shiprock since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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