Magdalena waltzed into their matchup on Saturday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Cliff Cowboys/Cowgirls, sneaking past 45-43. For the Steers, this counts as revenge for the 31-28 victory the Cowboys/Cowgirls walked away with the last time they faced one another back in February of 2024.
Jema Ganadonegro
| 01/25/25 vs Cliff | 8 |
| 12/21/24 vs Tucumcari | 7 |
| 01/16/24 @ Capitan | 7 |
| 12/16/23 vs Tohatchi | 6 |
| 01/11/24 vs Socorro | 6 |
Leading Magdalena to victory were Jema Ganadonegro and Elia Cleveland. Ganadonegro went 5 of 9 en route to 15 points and eight boards, while Cleveland posted 12 points. Those eight rebounds gave Ganadonegro a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Jewel Mirabal, who earned seven points.
Magdalena pushed their record up to 15-4 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.6 points per game. As for Cliff, their defeat ended a seven-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 13-1.
Magdalena will head out to take on Hatch Valley at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Magdalena is facing Hatch Valley at the right time seeing as Hatch Valley is stuck on a seven-game losing streak. Cliff has already played their next game (against Reserve), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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