McCurdy hasn't had much luck against Mesa Vista recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The McCurdy Bobcats will be playing at home against the Mesa Vista Trojans at 6:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
McCurdy will bounce into Saturday's matchup after beating Escalante, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. McCurdy breezed by Escalante to the tune of 62-20 on Thursday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bobcats.
Meanwhile, Mesa Vista entered their tilt with Mora on Thursday with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. They took down the Rangers/Rangerettes 55-37. Given the Trojans' advantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico basketball rankings (they are ranked 31st, while the Rangers/Rangerettes are ranked 100th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Mesa Vista has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.6 points per game. As for McCurdy, their victory bumped their record up to 13-8.
McCurdy was dealt a bruising 62-29 loss at the hands of Mesa Vista in their previous matchup two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Mesa Vista's Tana Lopez, who dropped a double-double on 25 points and 13 boards. Now that McCurdy knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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