The Miyamura Patriots will head out on the road to take on the Bloomfield Bobcats at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Miyamura is no doubt hoping to put an end to a six-game streak of away losses.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 68-36, which was the final score in Miyamura's tilt against Gallup on Friday. While losing is never fun, Miyamura can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico basketball rankings (they are ranked 78th, while Gallup is ranked 11th).
Miyamura's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Laurn Begay, who scored eight points, and Kaytoinette Ross who scored ten points.
Meanwhile, Bloomfield's game on Friday was all tied up 16-16 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They secured a 36-32 W over Aztec. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Bloomfield.
It was another big night for Aliya Quintana, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and 15 rebounds. She is on a roll when it comes to points, as she's now scored 16 or more in the last five games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Delanna Russell, who scored four points along with three steals.
Miyamura's loss dropped their record down to 5-21. As for Bloomfield, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-8 record this season.
Miyamura came up short against Bloomfield in their previous meeting two weeks ago, falling 51-38. Can Miyamura avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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