The Corona/Vaughn Cardinals will square off against the Hondo Valley Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
It was a proper cat-fight when Corona/Vaughn challenged Alamo Navajo on Tuesday. Corona/Vaughn blew past Alamo Navajo, posting a 71-41 victory. Winning may never get old, but the Cardinals sure are getting used to it with their 11th in a row.
Harper Dunn was her usual excellent self, dropping a double-double with 43 points and 25 boards. That makes it five consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Corona/Vaughn's points. Kassidy Lightfoot was another key player, putting up ten points in addition to eight assists and eight rebounds.
Corona/Vaughn smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 13 offensive boards in six consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Hondo Valley, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They blew past Carrizozo 45-21 on Tuesday. The squad ran away with 33 points in the first half and mostly just sat on those to pick up the win.
Corona/Vaughn's victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 19-3. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.8 points over those games. As for Hondo Valley, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 10-10.
Corona/Vaughn strolled past Hondo Valley when the teams last played two weeks ago by a score of 48-30. Does Corona/Vaughn have another victory up their sleeve, or will Hondo Valley turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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