New Mexico School for the Deaf unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They fell just short of the Monte Del Sol Charter Dragons by a score of 41-38 on Wednesday. The Roadrunners' loss continues a trend for the squad, making it seven in a row dating back to last season.
12/04/24 vs Monte Del Sol Charter | 15 |
12/08/23 vs Colorado School for the Deaf Blind | 11 |
02/01/24 vs Iowa School for the Deaf | 10 |
12/08/23 vs Arizona School for the Deaf & Blind | 8 |
01/10/24 @ Coronado | 8 |
New Mexico School for the Deaf lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Santiago Lopez, who went 6 for 14 on his way to 15 points in addition to six assists and six boards. The dominant performance gave Lopez a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Alex Lopez - Gonzalez, who went 5 of 9 on his way to 13 points and three steals.
Monte Del Sol Charter can attribute much of their success to Devin Moore, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 12 rebounds. Moore has been hot, having posted eight or more boards the last six times he's played. Marcos Urioste was another key player, putting up six points and eight rebounds.
Monte Del Sol Charter now has a winning record of 2-1.
New Mexico School for the Deaf wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, an 85-46 defeat against Springer on the 5th. As for Monte Del Sol Charter, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 58-28 loss against East Mountain on the 10th.
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