Piedra Vista is 0-8 against Sandia since December of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Piedra Vista Panthers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Sandia Matadors at 7:00 p.m. The pair have had a bumpy ride up to this point with eight consecutive losses for Piedra Vista and four for Sandia.
Last Friday, Piedra Vista was the victim of a rough 76-52 defeat at the hands of West Mesa. While losing is never fun, Piedra Vista can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico basketball rankings (they are ranked 99th, while West Mesa is ranked 15th).
Meanwhile, Sandia came up short against La Cueva on Friday and fell 59-50. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points Sandia has scored all season.
The losing side was boosted by Thomas Adams, who scored 23 points. Zaire Ndyabagye was another key contributor, scoring 12 points along with three steals.
Piedra Vista has traveled a rocky road recently having lost nine of their last ten matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-19 record this season. As for Sandia, their loss dropped their record down to 13-11.
Piedra Vista was dealt a bruising 97-45 defeat at the hands of Sandia in their previous matchup on February 2nd. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Sandia's Jahmil Crayton Johnson, who went 7 for 8 from beyond the arc en route to 23 points and 2 assists. Now that Piedra Vista knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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