Zuni is 0-10 against Navajo Prep since April of 2021 but things could change on Saturday. It'll be a Battle of the Birds when the Thunderbirds duke it out with the Eagles at 2:00 p.m.
Zuni is headed into Saturday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their ninth straight game on Thursday. They took a 55-42 hit to the loss column at the hands of Wingate.
Meanwhile, Navajo Prep came tearing into Thursday's contest with 11 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 22.4 points) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Hawks by a score of 54-44. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico basketball rankings (they are ranked 20th, while the Hawks are ranked 64th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Navajo Prep pushed their record up to 17-5 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.5 points over those games. As for Zuni, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-17.
Zuni was dealt a bruising 64-32 loss at the hands of Navajo Prep when the teams last played back in January. Can Zuni avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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