Bloomfield is 1-9 against Kirtland Central since February of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Bloomfield Bobcats will venture away from home to challenge the Kirtland Central Broncos at 7:00 p.m. After the two teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Thursday.
Bloomfield is headed into the game having just posted their biggest victory since December 5, 2024 on Saturday. Everything went their way against Miyamura as Bloomfield made off with a 52-29 win.
Meanwhile, Kirtland Central entered their tilt with Aztec on Saturday with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They really took it to the Tigers for the full four quarters, racking up a 65-28 victory. Given the Broncos' advantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico basketball rankings (they are ranked third, while the Tigers are ranked 57th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Kirtland Central pushed their record up to 18-2 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.0 points per game. As for Bloomfield, their victory bumped their record up to 11-8.
Bloomfield was dealt a bruising 70-42 loss at the hands of Kirtland Central in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. Can Bloomfield avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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