After flying high against Ruidoso last Saturday, Cloudcroft came back down to earth. The Cloudcroft Bears took a 51-41 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Mesilla Valley Christian School SonBlazers on Tuesday. The defeat continues a trend for the Bears in their matchups with the SonBlazers: they've now lost five in a row.
Mesilla Valley Christian School's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Nevaeh Benjamin, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and 17 rebounds. The game was Benjamin's seventh in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Katey Black, who posted 16 points and five steals.
Cloudcroft's loss dropped their record down to 7-12. As for Mesilla Valley Christian School, they pushed their record up to 13-1 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home.
Cloudcroft will welcome Lordsburg at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Lordsburg has been dominant on offense recently, having racked up an incredible 187 points over their last three matchups. Mesilla Valley Christian School has already played their next contest (against Capitan), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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