The Hot Springs Tigers had lost two consecutive heartbreakers to the Santa Teresa Desert Warriors and they left with a heavy heart again on Thursday. Hot Springs took a 31-25 hit to the loss column at the hands of Santa Teresa. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Hot Springs in their matchups with Santa Teresa: they've now lost seven in a row.
Santa Teresa can attribute much of their success to Eden Longoria, who scored 14 points along with 6 rebounds and 5 steals. That makes it two consecutive games in which Longoria has scored at least 25% of Santa Teresa's points. Another player making a difference was Aleena Trevino, who scored 5 points along with 3 steals.
Hot Springs' loss dropped their record down to 0-1. As for Santa Teresa, the victory got them back to even at 1-1.
Hot Springs will take on Hatch Valley at 1:00 p.m. on Friday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are ranked near one another in New Mexico (Hatch Valley is ranked 49th, while Hot Springs is ranked 44th). Santa Teresa will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Cobre at 3:00 p.m. on December 1st.
