Capital played a tough game on Tuesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They had to suffer through a 83-48 loss at the hands of the La Cueva Bears. While losing is never fun, the Jaguars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico basketball rankings (they are ranked 55th, while the Bears are ranked tenth).
Tony Trujillo had an outrageously good game for La Cueva as he went 7 of 9 en route to 21 points. Another player making a difference was Drew Bramlett, who made all 5 shots he took for 14 points.
Capital has traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-12 record this season. As for La Cueva, they pushed their record up to 12-7 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Capital has already played their next contest, a 60-50 win against Manzano on the 30th. As for La Cueva, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 59-49 defeat against Santa Fe on the 30th.
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