The Animas Panthers are taking a road trip to face off against the Quemado Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Animas has struggled recently with 17 losses in a row, while Quemado will arrive with three straight victories.
On Tuesday, Animas had to suffer through a 61-17 loss at the hands of Cliff. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico basketball rankings (they are ranked 131st, while the Cowboys/Cowgirls are ranked 24th).
Meanwhile, Quemado escaped with a win on Friday against Carrizozo by the margin of a single free throw, 1-0. Those one points were actually the fewest the Eagles have put up all season, but given the result they're probably not too concerned.
Animas' defeat dropped their record down to 2-21. As for Quemado, their win bumped their record up to 20-5.
Animas was dealt a bruising 61-29 loss at the hands of Quemado when the teams last played back in January. Can the Panthers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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