On Friday, Red Mesa strolled past Tse' Yi' Gai with points to spare, taking the game 55-39. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Red Mesa.
Shyla Pipkin continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring nine points along with 13 rebounds and five assists. She has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last six times she's played. Another player making a difference was Tianna Bradley, who scored 12 points along with two steals.
Despite the loss, Tse' Yi' Gai had strong showings from Tracea Negale, who scored 15 points, and Brienna Toledo, who scored 14 points. That was a full 35.9% of Tse' Yi' Gai's points, marking the third time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Red Mesa has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season. As for Tse' Yi' Gai, their loss dropped their record down to 5-3.
Red Mesa and Menaul will face off at 3:30 p.m. on January 13th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Menaul is coming into the match hot, having won their last four games. As for Tse' Yi' Gai, Tse' Yi' Gai and Zuni will face off at 2:00 p.m. on January 13th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are ranked near one another in New Mexico (Zuni is ranked 75th, while Tse' Yi' Gai is ranked 79th).
