The Magdalena Steers will venture away from home to take on the Hatch Valley Bears at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Magdalena has three straight victories, Hatch Valley has eight straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Magdalena will head into Saturday's matchup hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Thursday (they won by 29) and on Saturday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Cliff 45-43. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Steers have posted since February 1, 2024.
Meanwhile, Hatch Valley took a blow against Hondo Valley on Saturday, falling 45-15.
Magdalena has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests, which somehow still isn't as good as their 15-4 record this season. As for Hatch Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-15.
Everything went Magdalena's way against Hatch Valley when the teams last played back in January of 2024, as Magdalena made off with a 50-24 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Magdalena since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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