The Bloomfield Bobcats entered their tilt with the Kirtland Central Broncos with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. Bloomfield walked away with a 58-46 win over Kirtland Central on Saturday. This was payback for Bloomfield, who suffered a 44-41 loss the last time these two teams met.
Andrew Florez continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 25 points. That makes it seven consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Bloomfield's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Xavier Abernathy, who scored 11 points along with eight rebounds and two steals.
Despite the loss, Kirtland Central still got an impressive performance from Devin Ramone, who scored 13 points along with five assists. Another player making a difference was Mallaki Atcitty, who scored 11 points.
Even though they lost, Kirtland Central smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Bloomfield only pulled down three offensive rebounds.
Bloomfield is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-13 record this season. As for Kirtland Central, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-13.
Bloomfield will play host again and welcome Shiprock, where tip off is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in New Mexico (Shiprock is ranked 66th, while Bloomfield is ranked 77th). As for Kirtland Central, they will be playing at home against Gallup at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Gallup knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past eight matches -- so hopefully Kirtland Central likes a good challenge.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
