A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Los Lunas Tigers take on the Atrisco Heritage Academy Jaguars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday... Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Los Lunas and six for Atrisco Heritage Academy.
Los Lunas came up into this matchup off a tough 47-point loss on Friday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of West Mesa by a score of 48-46 on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico basketball rankings (they are ranked 68th, while the Mustangs are ranked 13th).
Meanwhile, Atrisco Heritage Academy lost to Albuquerque at home by a 74-57 margin on Wednesday.
Atrisco Heritage Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 9-9. As for Los Lunas, their loss dropped their record down to 5-13.
Los Lunas skirted past Atrisco Heritage Academy 84-81 in their previous matchup back in December of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Atrisco Heritage Academy's Latavious Morris, who went 13 of 25 en route to 41 points and six assists. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Los Lunas still be able to contain Morris? There's only one way to find out.
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