On Friday, La Cueva faced Sandia in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The La Cueva Bears took a 65-51 bruising from the Sandia Matadors. The defeat continues a trend for the Bears in their matchups with the Matadors: they've now lost four in a row.
Jordyn Dyer
| 02/07/25 vs Sandia | 27 |
| 02/05/25 vs Manzano | 21 |
| 01/31/25 @ Santa Fe | 22 |
| 01/29/25 vs Capital | 26 |
| 01/24/25 vs Eldorado | 20 |
| + 3 more games |
Despite the loss, La Cueva still got an impressive performance from Jordyn Dyer, who went 10 for 17 on her way to 27 points along with seven boards and three steals. Dyer's evening made it eight games in a row in which she has scored at least 18 points. Another player making a difference was Payton Lobato, who posted ten points.
Sandia had a senior duo take command as Sydney Benally went 7 of 15 en route to 19 points in addition to six assists and six rebounds and Hope Giddings went 6 for 11 to rack up 20 points and eight boards. Benally is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last six games she's played. Kaiyah Benally was another key player, going 5 of 8 on her way to 11 points and seven rebounds.
La Cueva's loss dropped their record down to 14-6. As for Sandia, the win was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 21-1.
La Cueva didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 56-41 victory against Eldorado on the 10th. As for Sandia, they will host Capital at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The timing is sure in Sandia's favor as the team sits on 18 straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Capital has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.
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