The Reserve Mountaineers will challenge the Animas Panthers at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Thursday, Reserve took a blow against Quemado, falling 75-45. The defeat continues a trend for the Mountaineers in their matchups with the Eagles: they've now lost seven in a row.
Meanwhile, Animas was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their 33rd straight loss dating back to last season. They were two points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 2-0 heartbreaker at the hands of Magdalena. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico basketball rankings (they are ranked 148th, while the Steers are ranked 49th).
Reserve's defeat dropped their record down to 4-15. As for Animas, their loss dropped their record down to 0-20.
Reserve strolled past Animas when the teams last played two weeks ago by a score of 46-27. The rematch might be a little tougher for Reserve since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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