Having just played yesterday, the Albuquerque Academy Chargers will get right back to it and host the Manzano Monarchs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Albuquerque Academy has five straight victories, Manzano has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Albuquerque Academy is headed into the matchup having just posted their closest win since December 15, 2023 on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Capital, sneaking past 56-53.
Meanwhile, Manzano came up short against Sandia Prep two weeks ago and fell 56-49.
Albuquerque Academy is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.6 points per game. As for Manzano, they now have a losing record at 5-6.
Albuquerque Academy came up short against Manzano in their previous meeting back in December of 2015, falling 51-38. Can Albuquerque Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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