Las Cruces and Mayfield are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2022, but not for long. The Las Cruces Bulldawgs are taking a road trip to challenge the Mayfield Trojans at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Las Cruces comes in on five and Mayfield on 22.
Last Wednesday, Las Cruces strolled past Centennial with points to spare, taking the game 41-27.
Bethzy Quinones
| 02/26/25 vs Centennial | 9 |
| 02/20/25 vs Centennial | 7 |
| 02/17/25 vs Alamogordo | 6 |
| 02/13/25 @ Organ Mountain | 8 |
| 02/10/25 vs Gadsden | 3 |
| + 4 more games |
It was another big night for Bethzy Quinones, who almost dropped a double-double with 18 points and nine steals. She is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in each of the last nine games she's played. Another player making a difference was Sofia Herrera, who posted eight points and three steals.
Meanwhile, Mayfield didn't have too much trouble with Organ Mountain on Wednesday as they won 46-32. Given the Trojans' advantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico basketball rankings (they are ranked sixth in New Mexico, while the Knights are ranked 56th in New Mexico), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Mayfield pushed their record up to 23-3 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.3 points over those games. As for Las Cruces, their record now sits at 18-8.
Las Cruces couldn't quite finish off Mayfield when the teams last played on February 6th and fell 34-32. Can Las Cruces avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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