Two dominant guards in Bethzy Quinones and Jordyn Dyer are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Las Cruces Bulldawgs will take on the La Cueva Bears at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Las Cruces is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Mayfield, who was ranked sixth at the time (Las Cruces was ranked 15th). Las Cruces fell 51-42 to Mayfield on Friday. The loss was just more heartbreak for the Bulldawgs who fell 34-32 when the teams previously met back in January.
Meanwhile, La Cueva unfortunately witnessed the end of their six-game winning streak on Saturday. They came up short against Sandia, falling 59-34. The contest marked the Bears' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
With the defeat, Las Cruces broke their five-game winning streak and moved their record to 18-9. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 26.4 points on average over those games. As for La Cueva, their loss dropped their record down to 20-7.
Las Cruces came up short against La Cueva in their previous meeting back in December of 2022, falling 43-30. Can Las Cruces avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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