The Questa Wildcats will head out to challenge the Dulce Hawks at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Questa is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.4 points per game this season.
It was a proper cat-fight when Questa challenged Taos on Tuesday. Questa snuck past Taos with a 41-36 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Wildcats.
| 01/07/25 @ Taos | 2 |
| 01/04/25 vs Penasco | 4 |
| 01/03/25 vs Pecos | 4 |
| 01/02/25 vs Escalante | 3 |
| 12/21/24 vs Pecos | 3 |
| 12/19/24 vs Espanola Valley | 6 |
Questa's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Alyse Lovato led the charge by almost dropping a double-double on ten points and nine boards. Lovato is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last six games she's played. Kamryn Cardenas was another key player, almost dropping a double-double on 11 points and nine rebounds.
Questa smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in 12 consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Dulce didn't have quite enough to beat McCurdy on Saturday and fell 44-42.
Questa will have to keep a close watch on Aaryonna Vigil and Maddison Vigil, a pair of players who had a big impact on Dulce's prior game. Aaryonna dropped a double-double on 15 points and 15 rebounds, while Maddison posted 15 points.
Questa's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-2. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 27.0 points per game. As for Dulce, their loss dropped their record down to 3-8.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Questa has crashing the boards this season, having averaged 31.2 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Dulce struggles in that department as they've been averaging 30.4 boards. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Questa strolled past Dulce in their previous meeting back in December of 2024 by a score of 49-34. The rematch might be a little tougher for Questa since the squad 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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