The Valencia Jaguars and the Belen Eagles will round out the year against one another at at 2:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Saturday, Valencia came up short against Espanola Valley and fell 61-50. While losing is never fun, the Jaguars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico basketball rankings (they are ranked 63rd, while the Sundevils are ranked 16th).
Meanwhile, Belen was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a 49-35 bruising from Albuquerque Academy. The matchup marked the Eagles' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Belen now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Valencia, their loss dropped their record down to 5-5.
Things could have been worse for Valencia, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 60-45 loss to Belen when the teams last played back in February. Can Valencia avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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