Bears
| 12/20/25 vs Blue Valley Northwest | 56 |
| 12/19/25 vs Arapahoe | 62 |
| 12/18/25 @ Broomfield | 40 |
| 12/13/25 @ Cleveland | 75 |
| 12/12/25 vs Santa Fe | 47 |
| + 4 more games |
The La Cueva Bears will square off against the Hobbs Eagles at 5:15 p.m. on Tuesday. La Cueva is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 58.7 points per game this season.
La Cueva is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: Blue Valley Northwest, who was ranked ninth in their home state at the time (La Cueva was ranked seventh). The Bears fell just short of the Huskies by a score of 59-56 two weeks ago. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Bears have suffered since February 7, 2025.
La Cueva might have lost, but man, Hunter Butler was a machine: he made all 12 shots he took to post 28 points and five rebounds. Another player making a difference was Tony Trujillo, who posted eight points.
Meanwhile, Hobbs unfortunately witnessed the end of their eight-game winning streak on Saturday. They took a 57-47 hit to the loss column at the hands of Permian.
Hobbs' defeat dropped their record down to 11-2. As for La Cueva, their loss dropped their record down to 7-2.
La Cueva came up short against Hobbs in their previous matchup back in March of 2018, falling 95-87. Can the Bears avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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