The Corona/Vaughn Cardinals will face off against the Roy/Mosquero Blue/Lady Blue at 8:00 a.m. on Wednesday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Corona/Vaughn sitting on 17 straight victories and Roy/Mosquero on 14.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Corona/Vaughn had no problem doing just that on Friday. They walked away with a 46-34 win over the Eagles.
Corona/Vaughn found their leader in underclassman Harper Dunn, who dropped a triple-double on 30 points, 18 rebounds, and 11 blocks. That makes it eight consecutive games in which Dunn has scored at least a third of Corona/Vaughn's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kassidy Lightfoot, who scored nine points.
Roy/Mosquero proved they can win big last Friday (they won by 36) but on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 41-38 victory over Animas. Given Roy/Mosquero's advantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico basketball rankings (they are ranked 20th, while Animas is ranked 78th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Roy/Mosquero got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Nora Crisp out in front who scored eight points along with eight rebounds and three steals. Tayla Proffitt was another key contributor, scoring nine points along with two steals.
Corona/Vaughn's win bumped their record up to 20-3. As for Roy/Mosquero, their victory bumped their record up to 24-1.
Wednesday's contest is shaping up to be a masterclass in shooting: Corona/Vaughn have been dynamite from deep this season, having made 42.2% of their threes per game. However, it's not like Roy/Mosquero struggles in that department as they've made 41.8% of their threes this season. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Corona/Vaughn took a serious blow against Roy/Mosquero when the teams last played back in December of 2023, falling 55-28. Can Corona/Vaughn avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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