After flying high against East Mountain last Thursday, Estancia came back down to earth. The Estancia Bears took a 48-33 bruising from the Logan Longhorns on Saturday. The Bears lost against the Longhorns in their previous head to head back in December of 2022, too, but the margin this time around was much closer than the 71-28 score last time.
Estancia's loss came despite strong showings from Jhenna Valencia and Brook Eister. Valencia dropped a double-double on 12 points and ten boards, while Eister posted eight points and seven rebounds.
Logan was led to victory by Desta Rose and Marilyn Moreno. Rose had 21 points along with eight rebounds and three steals, while Moreno earned eight points in addition to five steals and four blocks. That makes it seven consecutive games in which Rose has scored at least a third of Logan's points. Another player making a difference was Presley Griffitt, who put up three points and seven boards.
Estancia's defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 8-7. As for Logan, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-6 record this season.
Estancia wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 42-37 loss against Tularosa on the 21st. Logan has also already played their next contest, a 43-41 defeat against Melrose on the 20th.
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