It'll be a Battle of the Birds when the Thunderbirds face off against the Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Zuni has now lost ten straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since January 10.
Zuni is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Navajo Prep on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Zuni was dealt a 59-32 loss at the hands of Navajo Prep. While losing is never fun, the Thunderbirds can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico basketball rankings (they are ranked 113th, while the Eagles are ranked 20th).
Meanwhile, Crownpoint ended up a good deal behind Tohatchi on Thursday and lost 48-34. The defeat continues a trend for the Eagles in their matchups with the Cougars: they've now lost eight in a row.
Zuni's loss dropped their record down to 4-18. As for Crownpoint, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-12.
Zuni ended up a good deal behind Crownpoint when the teams last played back in January, losing 56-40. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Crownpoint's Courtney Craig, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 15 rebounds. Now that Zuni 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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