Basketball Game Preview: Navajo Prep Eagles vs. Wingate Bears

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Previous Games

02/16/24 - Home	70-29 W
01/24/24 - Away	74-26 W
02/10/23 - Away	69-35 W
01/30/23 - Home	59-15 W
02/11/22 - Home	66-35 W
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Navajo Prep is 10-0 against Wingate since January of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Navajo Prep Eagles will be playing at home against the Wingate Bears at 7:00 p.m. Navajo Prep will be looking to extend their current seven-game winning streak.

Navajo Prep is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Zuni: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Navajo Prep blew Zuni out of the water with a 64-32 final score. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico basketball rankings (they are ranked 29th, while the Thunderbirds are ranked 114th), the result on Tuesday wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, Wingate unfortunately witnessed the end of their six-game winning streak on Tuesday. They took a hard 58-42 fall against Newcomb.

Navajo Prep has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.4 points per game. As for Wingate, their defeat was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 11-5.

Everything came up roses for Navajo Prep against Wingate in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, as the team secured a 70-29 win. Will Navajo Prep repeat their success, or does Wingate have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.