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| 02/17/24 - Home | 63-37 W |
| 02/01/24 - Away | 62-38 W |
| 02/11/23 - Away | 62-51 W |
| 01/26/23 - Home | 58-45 W |
| 02/12/22 - Home | 97-94 W |
| + 5 more games |
Escalante is 10-0 against Penasco since January of 2020 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Escalante Lobos just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Penasco Panthers at 1:00 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Escalante picked up another tournament win on Friday. They came out on top against Dulce by a score of 36-28.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Penasco). They took their contest on Friday with ease, bagging a 69-35 win over Questa. The match was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Panthers had established a 31 point advantage.
Penasco's win came from a few key players Escalante will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Kaileb Atencio, who went 10 of 15 on his way to 25 points and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Angel Romero, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and ten assists.
Penasco was working as a unit and finished the game with 21 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Escalante has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.3 points per game. As for Penasco, their victory bumped their record up to 7-5.
Everything went Escalante's way against Penasco when the teams last played back in February of 2024, as Escalante made off with a 63-37 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Escalante since the team 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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