If Rio Grande wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played West Mesa, they should've done a better job of containing Monique Sena. The West Mesa Mustangs were the clear victor by a 59-39 margin over the Rio Grande Ravens on Friday thanks in part to Sena, who dropped a double-double on 24 points and ten steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of West Mesa's points.
| 01/24/25 vs Rio Grande | 2 |
| 01/18/25 @ Highland | 1 |
| 01/16/25 @ Manzano | 1 |
| 01/11/25 @ Eldorado | 1 |
| 01/04/25 @ Santa Fe | 1 |
The team also got some help courtesy of Alize Castillo, who posted ten points and eight rebounds. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in steals (two).
When it comes to explaining why Rio Grande lost, don't look at Riley Starks. Despite the final result, she went 6 of 9 from beyond the arc en route to 20 points. Starks has been hot, having also posted two or more steals the last five times she's played. Melanie Romero also deserves some recognition as she scored her first points of the season.
West Mesa has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-8 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.8 points per game. As for Rio Grande, they are on a 16-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-16.
Coincidentally, West Mesa and Rio Grande will both be playing Atrisco Heritage Academy the next time they take the court. Rio Grande will host Atrisco Heritage Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, while West Mesa will head out to face them at 7:00 p.m. on January 31st.
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