The Penasco Panthers will challenge the Escalante Lobos at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Penasco is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They fell just short of McCurdy by a score of 60-58 on Thursday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Saturday (57), the Panthers still had to take the loss.
Rochelle Lopez
| 02/13/25 vs McCurdy | 29 |
| 02/01/25 vs Mesa Vista | 27 |
| 11/30/24 vs Academy for Technology and The Classics | 26 |
| 01/05/24 vs Mesa Vista | 25 |
| 01/06/24 vs Pecos | 23 |
Penasco might have lost, but man, Rochelle Lopez was a machine: she posted 29 points along with five boards and four steals. Those 29 points gave Lopez a new career-high. Alyssa Atencio was another key player, putting up eight points in addition to seven rebounds and six assists.
Meanwhile, Escalante was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their 13th straight defeat. They took a blow against Mesa Vista, falling 69-27. While losing is never fun, the Lobos can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico basketball rankings (they are ranked 134th, while the Trojans are ranked 30th).
Escalante's loss dropped their record down to 1-21. As for Penasco, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matches, which has put a noticeable dent in their 8-13 record this season.
Penasco beat Escalante 46-35 when the teams last played back in February of 2024. Does Penasco have another victory up their sleeve, or will Escalante turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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