The Albuquerque Bulldogs's and the Capital Jaguars's matchup on Saturday was close at halftime, but the Albuquerque Bulldogs turned on the heat in the second half with 28 points. Albuquerque was the clear victor by a 46-25 margin over Capital. The win was nothing new for Albuquerque as they're now sitting on six straight.
Leading Albuquerque to victory were Ameryka Martinez and Kaelynn Ashley. Martinez scored 13 points along with seven rebounds, while Ashley scored 16 points along with seven rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Martinez has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Maliyah Lee, who scored eight points along with four steals.
When it comes to explaining why Capital lost, one person who can't be blamed is Leslie Gutierrez Chavez. Despite the final result, she dropped a double-double on 12 points and ten rebounds.
Albuquerque is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season. As for Capital, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-15.
Albuquerque will be playing at home against Rio Grande at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Rio Grande will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps New Mexico Rankings (they are ranked 83rd, while Albuquerque is ranked 17th). As for Capital, they will head out on the road to take on Los Lunas at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Los Lunas will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
