Pojoaque Valley has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They were three points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 56-53 heartbreaker at the hands of the Farwell Steers. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Elks/Elkettes came into the contest with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 17th in New Mexico, while the Steers are ranked 281st in Texas).
Pojoaque Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 8-2. As for Farwell, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 16-3.
Pojoaque Valley and Portales will face off at 7:00 p.m. on Friday without much rest having both just played. As for Farwell, they won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Canadian at 2:15 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Farwell's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last three matchups.
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