Sandia is 8-2 against Farmington since February of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Sandia Matadors will be staying on the road to face off against the Farmington Scorpions at 6:00 p.m. on February 27th. Hopefully Sandia focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 14 on Friday.
Last Friday, Sandia faced West Mesa in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Sandia slipped by West Mesa 53-52.
Sandia's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Isaiah Brown, who scored 15 points along with six rebounds and three steals. Brown is crushing the steal category: he's posted at least two every time he's taken the court this season. Mason Howell was another key contributor, scoring two points along with ten rebounds and eight blocks.
Meanwhile, even though Piedra Vista scored an imposing 56 points on Friday, Farmington still came out on top. Farmington took down Piedra Vista 71-56. Given Farmington's advantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico basketball rankings (they are ranked 12th, while Piedra Vista is ranked 95th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Cody Vassar-steen continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 26 points. That makes it three consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Farmington's points. Another player making a difference was Landon Begay, who scored 14 points along with two steals.
Sandia's record is now 15-11. As for Farmington, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 20-6.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as the pair are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Sandia hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 68.3 points per game. However, it's not like Farmington struggles in that department as they've been averaging 64 points per game. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher.
Sandia came up short against Farmington in their previous meeting on February 9th, falling 66-55. Can Sandia avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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