On Saturday, Carlsbad faced Las Cruces in a battle between two of the state's top teams. In a tight contest that could have gone either way, the Carlsbad Cavemen/Cavegirls made off with a 28-27 victory over the Las Cruces Bulldawgs. This was payback for the Cavemen/Cavegirls, who suffered a 63-35 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Despite the loss, Las Cruces still got an impressive performance from Bethzy Quinones, who went 7 for 14 on her way to 16 points and five steals. Quinones is crushing it when it comes to steals: she's grabbed at least two every time she's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Sofia Herrera, who posted seven points.
The win snapped Carlsbad's losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 14-5 record. As for Las Cruces, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-6.
Carlsbad will take on Lovington at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Lovington will roll in looking for their seventh straight victory, something Carlsbad surely won't give up without a fight. As for Las Cruces, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 35-33 loss against Mayfield on the 20th.
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