After flying high against Capitan last Saturday, Lordsburg came back down to earth. The Lordsburg Mavericks took a 66-47 bruising from the Cloudcroft Bears on Thursday. The Mavericks were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Bears earlier this season, when they won 57-43.
| 01/30/25 @ Cloudcroft | 13 |
| 01/21/25 @ Animas | 10 |
| 12/06/24 vs Chaparral | 10 |
| 12/12/24 @ Tularosa | 8 |
| 12/14/24 vs Loving | 8 |
Lordsburg's loss came despite strong showings from Daniel Scott and Aaron Salazar. Scott made all 5 shots he took racking up 13 points and eight rebounds, while Salazar went 6 of 12 on his way to 15 points. The dominant performance gave Scott a new career-high in points. Cameron Saucedo was another key player, putting up seven points.
It was another big night for Rylee Pahl, who almost dropped a double-double on 25 points and nine boards for Cloudcroft. The contest was Pahl's seventh in a row with at least ten points. Adlai Gutierrez also deserves some recognition as he scored his first points of the season.
Lordsburg's defeat dropped their record down to 7-12. As for Cloudcroft, they moved to 9-11 with that victory, which also ended their three-game losing streak.
Lordsburg has already played their next match, an 81-58 win against Mescalero Apache on the 1st. As for Cloudcroft, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 71-47 victory against Capitan on the 4th.
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