Cobre is 1-9 against Socorro since February of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Cobre Indians will head out on the road to face off against the Socorro Warriors at 5:00 p.m. Cobre is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last five games.
Cobre scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They took down Hatch Valley 49-31. Cobre pushed the score to 37-15 by the end of the third, a deficit Hatch Valley cut but never quite recovered from.
Cobre found their leader in underclassman Hayley Gutierrez, who scored 20 points. Lexy Rios was another key contributor, scoring eight points.
Meanwhile, Socorro entered their tilt with Hot Springs with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Socorro walked away with a 39-30 victory over Hot Springs on Tuesday.
Cobre's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-17. Admittedly, the team didn't face the toughest opposition across those games, namely Hatch Valley, Socorro, and Hot Springs. As for Socorro, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-16 record this season.
Cobre didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Socorro when the teams last played two weeks ago, but they still walked away with a 42-37 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cobre 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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