The Des Moines Demons will head out to challenge the Springer Red Devils at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Des Moines took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They blew past New Mexico School for the Deaf 69-47. The Demons pushed the score to 59-35 by the end of the third, a deficit the Roadrunners cut but never quite recovered from.
Meanwhile, Springer won against Raton on Tuesday with 76 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Wednesday. The Red Devils put the hurt on New Mexico School for the Deaf with a sharp 76-50 win. The Red Devils haven't had any issues with the Roadrunners recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive victory against them.
Des Moines' win bumped their record up to 11-14. As for Springer, their victory bumped their record up to 15-10.
Things could have been worse for Des Moines, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 58-40 loss to Springer when the teams last played back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of the Red Devils' Xavier Armijo, who posted 21 points along with seven boards and five steals. Now that the Demons know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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