The Wingate Bears will head out on the road to face off against the Laguna Acoma Hawks at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Wingate is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Hot Springs, who was ranked 18th at the time (Wingate was ranked 24th). The Bears fell just short of the Tigers by a score of 48-45 on Tuesday. The contest marked the Bears' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Meanwhile, Laguna Acoma was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss dating back to last season. They were four points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 60-56 heartbreaker at the hands of Estancia.
Laguna Acoma's defeat dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Wingate, their loss dropped their record down to 3-2.
Everything came up roses for Wingate against Laguna Acoma in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, as the squad secured an 81-43 victory. In that game, the Bears amassed a halftime lead of 51-13, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Monday.
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