The Sandia Prep Sundevils will head out on the road to square off against the Cuba Rams at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Sandia Prep put the finishing touches on their ninth blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Bosque with a sharp 44-24 victory. The score was close at the half, but Sandia Prep pulled away in the second half with 28 points.
Sandia Prep relied on the efforts of Emily Cook, who scored 11 points along with five rebounds and four steals, and Madlyn Dopson, who scored 16 points along with four steals. Cook hasn't dropped below two steals for seven straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Maddy Weisler, who scored four points along with 11 rebounds and three steals.
Meanwhile, Cuba beat Sandia Prep 33-25 on Saturday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Cuba.
Cuba got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Aleah Nez out in front who almost dropped a double-double on 12 points and nine rebounds. Nez has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last ten times she's played. Another player making a difference was Liliana Maestas, who scored nine points along with two steals.
Sandia Prep's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-13. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.0 points per game. As for Cuba, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-12 record this season.
This contest is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: Sandia Prep have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 27.9 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Cuba struggles in that department as they've been averaging 33.1 rebounds per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Sandia Prep came up short against Cuba in their previous meeting on Saturday, falling 33-25. Can Sandia Prep avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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