After flying high against Parkland last Thursday, Farmington came back down to earth. The Farmington Scorpions took a 75-62 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Hobbs Eagles on Friday. The matchup was a 31-31 toss-up at halftime, but the Scorpions couldn't quite close it out.
| 12/27/24 @ Hobbs | 24 |
| 12/26/24 vs Parkland | 26 |
| 12/19/24 vs Kirtland Central | 19 |
| 12/17/24 @ Bloomfield | 21 |
| 12/14/24 vs Maryvale | 20 |
When it comes to explaining why Farmington lost, don't look at Landon Begay. Despite the final result, he went 5 of 12 on his way to 24 points. Begay's evening made it nine games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Dayton Bizzell, who posted four points.
Farmington moved to 8-3 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak. As for Hobbs, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 9-1.
Farmington has already played their next contest, a 54-50 loss against Artesia on the 28th. As for Hobbs, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 58-53 victory against Cleveland on the 28th.
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