Shiprock and Aztec are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2020, but not for long. The Shiprock Chieftains will head out on the road to face off against the Aztec Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Shiprock is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses.
Last Friday, Shiprock took a serious blow against Kirtland Central, falling 66-24. While losing is never fun, Shiprock can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico basketball rankings (they are ranked 81st, while Kirtland Central is ranked fifth).
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 16-16 at halftime, Aztec was not quite Bloomfield's equal in the second half on Friday. They took a 36-32 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bobcats.
Aztec's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Jazzlyn Gomez, who scored 15 points along with two steals, and Nika Mckenzie who scored 13 points along with seven rebounds and four steals. Gomez hasn't dropped below two steals for seven straight games.
Shiprock's loss dropped their record down to 9-17. As for Aztec, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 13-13 record this season.
Shiprock came up short against Aztec when the teams last played on February 9th, falling 32-27. Can Shiprock avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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