The Albuquerque Bulldogs had already won ten in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 15 points), and they went ahead and made it 11 on Tuesday. They walked away with a 46-33 victory over Capital. Given Albuquerque's advantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico basketball rankings (they are ranked 15th, while Capital is ranked 106th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Albuquerque to victory, but perhaps none more so than Maliyah Lee, who scored 11 points along with seven rebounds and five blocks. Another player making a difference was Lailah Bouldin, who scored 19 points along with three steals.
Despite the loss, Capital still got an impressive performance from Madelaine Portillo, who scored eight points along with five rebounds and five blocks. Valeria Rodriguez was another key contributor, scoring seven points.
Albuquerque has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 16 games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-4 record this season. As for Capital, they are on an 11-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-19.
Albuquerque will head out on the road to challenge Rio Grande at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Rio Grande is on a three-game streak of home wins, Albuquerque a seven-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court. Capital will take on Los Lunas at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Capital is coming into the match with six straight losses at home, meaning Los Lunas will have to defend against a squad hungry for a victory.
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