The Rio Grande Ravens were the 68-45 winner over the Capital Jaguars when they last played one another back in January, but their luck changed this time around. Rio Grande took a 34-29 hit to the loss column at the hands of Capital. Rio Grande just can't catch a break and has now endured three defeats in a row.
Despite the loss, Rio Grande saw an underclassman step up: Sophia Lopez almost dropped a double-double on 13 points and nine rebounds. That was a full 44.8% of Rio Grande's points, marking the third time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Shyanne Knight, who scored five points along with six rebounds and four steals.
Leading Capital to victory were Annica Montoya and Shania Gallegos. Montoya scored 13 points along with four steals, while Gallegos scored six points along with six rebounds and four steals. Montoya has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last six times she's played.
Rio Grande's loss dropped their record down to 9-16. As for Capital, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-20.
Rio Grande didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 42-36 victory vs. Santa Fe on the 24th. Capital has also already played their next matchup, a 47-37 win against Manzano on the 23rd.
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