On Tuesday, the La Cueva Bears faced the Farmington Scorpions in a battle between two of the state's top teams. La Cueva walked away with a 58-47 victory over Farmington. Winning may never get old, but La Cueva sure is getting used to it with their sixth in a row.
Daniel Lovato continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 20 points along with seven rebounds. He continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Tre Cowles, who scored ten points along with two steals.
Despite the loss, Farmington still got an impressive performance from Cody Vassar-steen, who scored 26 points. Vassar-steen is crushing the point category: he's posted at least 15 every time he's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Alex Serrano, who scored seven points along with two steals.
La Cueva is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-7 record this season. As for Farmington, their loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 19-6.
La Cueva will take on Eldorado at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. La Cueva knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past 23 matchups -- so hopefully Eldorado likes a good challenge. As for Farmington, they will stay at home for another game and welcome Piedra Vista at 7:30 p.m. on February 23rd. Farmington is facing Piedra Vista at the right time seeing as Piedra Vista is stuck on a nine-game losing streak.
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