The West Las Vegas Dons will head out on the road to face off against the Robertson Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, West Las Vegas earned a 40-32 victory over St. Michael's. The win made it back-to-back wins for West Las Vegas.
West Las Vegas' win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Alexis Pacheco, who scored 17 points along with six rebounds and four steals. Pacheco hasn't dropped below two steals for five straight games. Another player making a difference was Bryanna Montoya, who scored 12 points along with two steals.
Meanwhile, Robertson waltzed into their contest on Wednesday with 11 straight wins but they left with 12. They came out on top against Estancia by a score of 50-43. Given Robertson's advantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico basketball rankings (they are ranked 20th, while Estancia is ranked 69th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
West Las Vegas has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-10 record this season. As for Robertson, they pushed their record up to 18-6 with that victory, which was their eighth straight at home.
West Las Vegas came up short against Robertson in their previous meeting back in January, falling 60-53. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Robertson's Arianna Martinez, who made all 6 shots she took from beyond the arc racking up 20 points and 3 assists. Now that West Las Vegas 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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