If Sandia Prep was feeling good fresh off their 51-23 takedown of Bosque last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Sandia Prep Sundevils took a 55-49 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Cuba Rams. The Sundevils were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Rams earlier this season, when they won 43-25.
Sandia Prep lost on Saturday despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Taylor Calkins, who on her way to 16 points in addition to six steals and five rebounds. Madlyn Dopson was another key player, putting up 15 points and six steals.
Cuba's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Cara Toledo, who dropped a double-double with 19 points and 12 boards. Cuba is 3-1 when Toledo posts eight or more rebounds, but 11-12 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Latishia Nez, who posted ten points along with five assists and four steals.
Sandia Prep's defeat dropped their record down to 14-11. As for Cuba, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 14-13 record this season.
Sandia Prep will take on Bosque at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Sandia Prep is facing Bosque at the right time seeing as Bosque is stuck on a ten-game losing streak. Cuba does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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