On Wednesday, Albuquerque faced Sandia in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Albuquerque Bulldogs lost to the Sandia Matadors at home by a 66-49 margin. The Bulldogs were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Matadors apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in March of 2024.
Sandia found their leader in freshman Gad Harris, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 13 assists. The dominant performance gave Harris a new career-high in assists. Isaiah Brown was another key player, putting up eight points along with 11 rebounds and seven assists.
Albuquerque dropped their record down to 11-5 with the loss, which was their third straight at home. As for Sandia, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-2 record this season.
Albuquerque has already played their next game (against Valley), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Sandia will take on Albuquerque Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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