The Red Mesa Redskins are headed away from home for the first time to square off against the Hopi Bruins at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Red Mesa focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 40 on Friday.
Red Mesa is leaving town to face Hopi after disappointing their home crowd in their season opener. Red Mesa took a 55-40 bruising from Pinon. The Redskins were down 45-24 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Despite the defeat, Red Mesa got top-tier performance from Shyla Pipkin, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 12 rebounds. Ashley Jones was another key player, earning four points along with five rebounds and three steals.
Even though they lost, Red Mesa smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in six consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Hopi was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 11th straight loss dating back to last season. They took a 65-52 hit to the loss column at the hands of Ganado.
Red Mesa didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Hopi in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, but they still walked away with a 49-44 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Red Mesa since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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