The Aztec Tigers will take on the Shiprock Chieftains at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Aztec will be strutting in after a win while Shiprock will be coming in after a defeat.
Aztec will bounce into Saturday's matchup after beating Bloomfield, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Aztec walked away with a 30-23 victory over Bloomfield on Thursday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Tigers.
Meanwhile, Shiprock took a blow against Kirtland Central on Thursday, falling 66-27. While losing is never fun, the Chieftains can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico basketball rankings (they are ranked 58th, while the Broncos are ranked third).
Aztec now has a winning record of 12-11. As for Shiprock, their loss dropped their record down to 10-13.
Aztec came up short against Shiprock in their previous meeting two weeks ago, falling 37-27. Will Aztec have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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