Winning is just a little bit easier when you work as a team to rack up ten more assists than your opponent, a fact the Sandia Prep Sundevils proved on Tuesday. They blew past East Mountain 52-22 on the road. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 30-8.
Sandia Prep found their leader in underclassman Madlyn Dopson, who scored 21 points along with seven assists and three steals. Dopson is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last four games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Emily Cook, who scored 15 points along with seven rebounds and two steals.
Despite the loss, East Mountain still got an impressive performance from Rylee Allen, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 16 rebounds. Allen is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as she's now pulled down 11 or more in the last three games she's played.
The victory made it two in a row for Sandia Prep and bumps their season record up to 11-12. As for East Mountain, they are on a nine-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-15.
Sandia Prep will be playing in front of their home fans against Cottonwood Classical Prep at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Cottonwood Classical Prep focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 29 on Tuesday. As for East Mountain, they will stay at home for another game and welcome Santa Fe Prep at 6:30 p.m. on February 15th. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in New Mexico (Santa Fe Prep is ranked 145th, while East Mountain is ranked 142nd).
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