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| 03/01/25 - Away | 34-59 L |
| 02/07/25 - Home | 51-65 L |
| 01/22/25 - Away | 39-57 L |
| 02/16/24 - Away | 44-59 L |
| 01/31/24 - Home | 41-45 L |
| + 5 more games |
La Cueva and Sandia are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2022, but not for long. The La Cueva Bears will square off against the Sandia Matadors at 9:45 a.m. on Thursday.
La Cueva is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They walked away with a 44-33 win over Mayfield. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bears.
Meanwhile, Sandia had already won 14 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 35.4 points) and they went ahead and made it 15 on Tuesday. They strolled past the Rams with points to spare, taking the game 60-43. That's two games straight that the Matadors have won by exactly 17 points.
Sandia's win came from a few key players La Cueva will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Kaiyah Benally, who shot 75% from the field on her way to 16 points and six boards. What's more, she also posted a 67% three-point shooting accuracy, which is the highest she's achieved since back in December of 2024. Hope Giddings was another key player, going 5-for-8 en route to 15 points and seven rebounds.
Sandia's victory bumped their record up to 28-1. As for La Cueva, their win bumped their record up to 22-7.
La Cueva might still be hurting after the 59-34 defeat they got from Sandia in their previous matchup last Saturday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Sandia's Sydney Benally, who dropped a double-double with 15 points and 11 boards. Now that La Cueva knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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