Alamogordo lost against Mayfield back in January, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Alamogordo Tigers took a hard 44-26 fall against the Mayfield Trojans. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico basketball rankings (they are ranked 81st, while the Trojans are ranked fifth).
Despite the loss, Alamogordo still got an impressive performance from Teeya Gordon, who dropped a double-double with 14 points and 11 boards. That was a full 53.8% of Alamogordo's points, marking the third time in a row Gordon has posted more than a third of the team's points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Mayfield to victory, but perhaps none more so than Lorrena Viarreal, who went 5-for-10 on her way to 15 points and three steals. Viarreal has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jazlene Ruiz, who had eight points along with seven rebounds and six assists.
Alamogordo has traveled a rocky road recently having lost seven of their last eight matchups, which has put a noticeable dent in their 4-20 record this season. As for Mayfield, the victory was the 19th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 20-3.
Alamogordo wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 58-22 loss against Las Cruces on the 17th. As for Mayfield, they have also already played their next game, a 48-14 win against Gadsden on the 17th.
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