The Albuquerque Academy Chargers will face off against the West Mesa Mustangs at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Albuquerque Academy has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Albuquerque Academy will head into Friday's contest hoping to keep the good times rolling: they had to skate by with only a three-point margin when they last took the court, which might have inspired the 32-point drubbing they dealt Bernalillo on Friday. Albuquerque Academy took their matchup with ease, bagging a 74-42 win over Bernalillo. The Chargers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight games by 22 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, West Mesa faced Atrisco Heritage Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. West Mesa fell 61-54 to Atrisco Heritage Academy. The Mustangs have been going strong on the season, but this is now their second loss in a row.
Albuquerque Academy is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.1 points per game. As for West Mesa, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-7.
Albuquerque Academy suffered a grim 70-50 defeat to West Mesa when the teams last played back in December of 2017. Thankfully for Albuquerque Academy, Eloy Medina (who went 7 for 12 en route to 23 points) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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