Mountainair has enjoyed the comforts of home their last five games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will challenge the Alamo Navajo Cougars at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
You can't lose the contest if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Mountainair's strategy against Hondo Valley on Thursday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Mountainair blew Hondo Valley out of the water with a 83-46 final score. Mountainair pushed the score to 72-38 by the end of the third, a deficit Hondo Valley had no chance of recovering from.
Mountainair's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Brody Brody led the charge by scoring 24 points along with six rebounds and three steals. Another player making a difference was Marcos Sisneros, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and 15 rebounds.
Alamo Navajo has not done well against Quemado recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way last Thursday. Everything went Alamo Navajo's way against Quemado as Alamo Navajo made off with a 66-44 win. The victory was nothing new for Alamo Navajo as they're now sitting on six straight.
Scotty Guerro was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 28 points and 12 rebounds. Jacob Apache was another key contributor, scoring 18 points along with five assists and two steals.
Mountainair is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a massive bump to their 15-11 record this season. As for Alamo Navajo, they pushed their record up to 18-8 with that victory, which was their third straight at home.
Mountainair took a serious blow against Alamo Navajo in their previous matchup back in February, falling 77-44. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Guerro, who dropped a double-double on 29 points and 13 rebounds. Now that Mountainair knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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