On Wednesday, the La Cueva Bears faced the Cleveland Storm in a battle between two of the state's top teams. La Cueva received a tough blow as they fell 73-57 to Cleveland. La Cueva's loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Loss or not, La Cueva got some senior leadership from Dylan Chavez who scored 22 points along with five rebounds and Brandon Bartlett who scored 14 points along with six rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Bartlett has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Daniel Lovato, who scored eight points along with five rebounds.
La Cueva's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-4. As for Cleveland, their win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-2.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. La Cueva and West Mesa will face off at 7:15 p.m. on January 12th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. West Mesa knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past eight matches -- so hopefully La Cueva likes a good challenge. As for Cleveland, Cleveland and Atrisco Heritage Academy will face off at 7:15 p.m. on January 12th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Atrisco Heritage Academy has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 994 points over their last 13 matchups.
