The La Cueva Bears will square off against the Sandia Matadors at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Sandia will be up against a hot La Cueva squad: the team just extended their winning streak to six. La Cueva was the clear victors by a 72-48 margin over Eldorado on Friday. 72 seems to be a good number for the Bears as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
Meanwhile, Sandia entered their tilt with Santa Fe last Thursday with 11 consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with 12. They breezed past the Demons to the tune of 65-27. Given the Matadors' advantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico basketball rankings (they are ranked second, while the Demons are ranked 49th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
La Cueva better keep an eye on Sydney Benally. She was instrumental in Sandia's win, going 8-for-10 to rack up 19 points and three steals. Benally is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in each of the last ten games she's played. Another player making a difference was Hope Giddings, who posted 11 points and five boards.
Sandia's victory was their 20th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 25-1. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 29.8 points. As for La Cueva, their win bumped their record up to 20-6.
La Cueva ended up a good deal behind Sandia in their previous meeting back in February, losing 65-51. Can La Cueva avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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