After losing to Artesia the last time they met, Los Lunas decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Los Lunas Tigers breezed by the Artesia Bulldogs to the tune of 49-17 on Friday. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico basketball rankings (they are ranked seventh, while the Bulldogs are ranked 54th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Tigers
| 01/17/25 vs Artesia | 49-17 |
| 01/16/25 @ St. Pius X | 54-33 |
| 01/14/25 vs Belen | 57-14 |
| 01/07/25 vs Organ Mountain | 64-19 |
| 01/04/25 vs Valencia | 37-22 |
| + 3 more games |
The win (which was Los Lunas' eighth in a row) raised their record to 14-3. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 28.6 points per game. As for Artesia, with the defeat, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 8-8.
Los Lunas and West Las Vegas will face off at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. One thing working in West Las Vegas' favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last eight contests. As for Artesia, they and Roswell will meet in a dog eat dog contest at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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