Manzano hasn't had much luck against Capital recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Manzano Monarchs will take on the Capital Jaguars at 7:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Manzano is headed into Wednesday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their tenth straight game on Saturday. They were beaten by Atrisco Heritage Academy 81-44. While losing is never fun, the Monarchs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico basketball rankings (they are ranked 72nd, while the Jaguars are ranked 15th).
Meanwhile, Capital was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They were outmatched by La Cueva and fell 80-50. The Jaguars were down 60-34 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Capital's defeat dropped their record down to 8-16. As for Manzano, their loss dropped their record down to 6-18.
Manzano came up short against Capital in their previous meeting back in January, falling 60-50. Can Manzano avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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