La Cueva and Cibola are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2016, but not for long. The La Cueva Bears will take on the Cibola Cougars at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. La Cueva is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 62.4 points per game this season.
La Cueva is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Sandia, who was ranked third at the time (La Cueva was ranked eighth). La Cueva fell 52-43 to Sandia on Saturday. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last eight times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Tony Trujillo
| 03/01/25 @ Sandia | 56% |
| 02/21/25 vs Manzano | 57% |
| 02/19/25 @ Santa Fe | 67% |
| 02/14/25 vs Capital | 67% |
| 02/12/25 vs Eldorado | 50% |
Tony Trujillo put forth a good effort for the losing side as he almost dropped a double-double with 15 points and nine boards. He is also on a roll when it comes to shooting accuracy, as he's posted one of at least 50% in the last five games he's played. Drew Bramlett was another key player, putting up ten points.
Meanwhile, Cibola was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap last Wednesday as they fell 53-48 to Farmington.
La Cueva moved to 18-10 with that loss, which also ended their five-game winning streak. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 73.4 points over those games. As for Cibola, their defeat dropped their record down to 18-10.
La Cueva couldn't quite finish off Cibola in their previous matchup back in January and fell 58-55. Can La Cueva avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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