The Mesa Vista Trojans will head out on the road to challenge the Mora Rangers/Rangerettes at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Mesa Vista has nine straight victories, Mora has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Penasco typically has all the answers at home, but on Thursday Mesa Vista proved too difficult a challenge. They came out on top against the Panthers by a score of 65-52.
Tana Lopez was her usual excellent self, scoring 25 points along with eight rebounds and four steals. She hasn't dropped below two steals for ten straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Shanae Silva, who scored 14 points along with six assists and three steals.
Meanwhile, Mora suffered a tough 54-33 defeat at the hands of Escalante on Thursday.
Mesa Vista pushed their record up to 22-3 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.5 points per game. As for Mora, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-16.
Everything came up roses for Mesa Vista against Mora when the teams last played on February 8th as the squad secured a 59-14 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mesa Vista since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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