Basketball Recap: Bernalillo Takes a Loss

Bernalillo lost against Albuquerque Academy back in January, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Bernalillo Spartans fell to the Albuquerque Academy Chargers 50-44. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico basketball rankings (they are ranked 71st, while the Chargers are ranked 17th).

Trinity Calabaza

Points (Career)

02/19/25 vs Albuquerque Academy	24
01/04/25 vs Bloomfield	22
12/05/24 vs Grants	19
01/30/25 @ Albuquerque Academy	18
01/05/24 @ Grants	18

When it comes to explaining why Bernalillo lost, don't look at Trinity Calabaza. Despite the final result, she dropped a double-double with 24 points and ten boards. Those 24 points gave Calabaza a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Kailani Trancosa, who posted two points and seven steals.

Even though they lost, Bernalillo smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 21 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive boards in eight consecutive matches.

Albuquerque Academy's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Addie Spratley, who went 6-for-9 on her way to 13 points along with six rebounds and four steals. Spratley is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in each of the last ten games she's played. Lily Skarsgard was another key player, going 5-for-12 en route to 15 points and five steals.

Bernalillo has been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last nine contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 10-15 record this season. The victory was the 13th in a row for Albuquerque Academy, bringing their record for this year to 22-4.

Bernalillo has already played their next game, a 68-41 win against Valley on the 21st. Albuquerque Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.