The Mora Rangers/Rangerettes will challenge the Mesa Vista Trojans at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Mora will bounce into Thursday's contest after beating Escalante, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Mora took their game on Saturday with ease, bagging a 47-17 victory over Escalante. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Rangers/Rangerettes as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Meanwhile, Mesa Vista entered their tilt with Penasco on Saturday with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They took down the Panthers 61-46. Given the Trojans' advantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico basketball rankings (they are ranked 34th, while the Panthers are ranked 94th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Mesa Vista is also on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.9 points per game. As for Mora, their victory was their first in the district, bumping their district record up to 1-3 and their overall record up to 11-9.
Mora suffered a grim 52-30 defeat to Mesa Vista when the teams last played back in February of 2024. Can Mora avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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