The Robertson Cardinals waltzed into their matchup on Wednesday with 11 straight wins but they left with 12. They walked away with a 50-43 victory over Estancia. Given Robertson's advantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico basketball rankings (they are ranked 19th, while Estancia is ranked 71st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Robertson got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Arianna Martinez out in front who scored 11 points along with four steals. Alyxa King-Greenwalt was another key contributor, scoring six points along with seven rebounds.
Dezlyn Carreon and Jhenna Valencia certainly did their best on Wednesday to avoid the loss. Carreon scored 15 points along with seven rebounds and four steals, while Valencia scored nine points along with five steals. Carreon is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last nine games she's played.
Robertson's victory was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-6. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.3 points per game. As for Estancia, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 16-7.
Robertson has the luxury of staying home another game and will welcome West Las Vegas at 7:00 p.m. on February 23rd. Hopefully Robertson focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 15 on Wednesday. As for Estancia, they won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Monte Del Sol Charter at 5:00 p.m. on February 22nd. Monte Del Sol Charter comes in on a streak of failing to score more than 22 points in their last four games, a trend the team is of course eager to reverse.
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