The Los Lunas Tigers and the Artesia Bulldogs will face off at 6:00 p.m. on Friday without much rest having both just played. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Los Lunas comes in on seven and Artesia on three.
Los Lunas is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: St. Pius X, who was ranked 23rd at the time (Los Lunas was ranked seventh). Everything went Los Lunas' way against St. Pius X on Thursday as Los Lunas made off with a 54-33 win. The Tigers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven matchups by 21 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Artesia didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Bloomfield on Thursday, but they still walked away with a 51-45 victory.
Artesia's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-7. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.0 points per game. As for Los Lunas, their victory bumped their record up to 13-3.
Los Lunas couldn't quite finish off Artesia in their previous meeting back in January of 2024 and fell 56-54. Can Los Lunas avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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