The Crownpoint Eagles will take on the Newcomb Skyhawks at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. Newcomb took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Crownpoint, who comes in off a win.
Crownpoint will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up 23 points last Thursday, then bounced right back against Zuni on Thursday. Crownpoint strolled past Zuni with points to spare, taking the game 56-40.
| 01/23/25 @ Zuni | 8 |
| 01/04/25 vs Rehoboth Christian | 5 |
| 12/20/24 vs McCurdy | 4 |
| 12/03/24 @ Bloomfield | 4 |
| 12/21/24 vs Penasco | 3 |
Courtney Craig continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 18 points and 15 rebounds. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in blocks (eight). Another player making a difference was Holly Jiron, who went 6 for 11 on her way to 13 points and four steals.
Meanwhile, Newcomb unfortunately witnessed the end of their nine-game winning streak on Thursday. They took a 40-27 hit to the loss column at the hands of Tohatchi. The contest marked the Skyhawks' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Newcomb's defeat was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 13-4. As for Crownpoint, their victory was their first in the district, bumping their district record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 9-8.
Crownpoint couldn't quite finish off Newcomb in their previous matchup back in February of 2024 and fell 47-44. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Newcomb's Lethia Yazzie, who went 8 of 15 en route to 19 points and three steals. Now that Crownpoint knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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