Bloomfield has enjoyed a six-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will take on the Shiprock Chieftains at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in New Mexico (Bloomfield is ranked 78th, while Shiprock is ranked 63rd).
Last Tuesday, Bloomfield was able to grind out a solid victory over Aztec, taking the game 55-42.
Bloomfield can attribute much of their success to Andrew Florez, who scored 13 points along with seven rebounds and two steals, and Xavier Abernathy, who scored 11 points along with five assists and five rebounds. Florez hasn't dropped below two steals for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Christian Alcantar, who scored nine points.
Meanwhile, Shiprock pushed their score all the way to 73 on Monday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell just short of Gallup by a score of 76-73. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss Shiprock has suffered since January 19th.
Bloomfield is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-14 record this season. As for Shiprock, their loss dropped their record down to 16-11.
Bloomfield came up short against Shiprock when the teams last played on Thursday, falling 51-42. Can Bloomfield avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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