Mora is 2-8 against Mesa Vista since April of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Mora Rangers/Rangerettes will head out to challenge the Mesa Vista Trojans at 3:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Mora will bounce into Saturday's matchup after beating Escalante, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Mora sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 37-35 win over Escalante on Thursday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Rangers/Rangerettes have posted since December 29, 2023.
Meanwhile, Mesa Vista had already won ten in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 20.4 points) and they went ahead and made it 11 on Thursday. They enjoyed a cozy 71-55 win over the Panthers. Given the Trojans' advantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico basketball rankings (they are ranked 34th, while the Panthers are ranked 89th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Mesa Vista's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 21-4. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.2 points over those games. As for Mora, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-11 record this season.
Mora couldn't quite finish off Mesa Vista when the teams last played two weeks ago and fell 51-48. Can Mora avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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