The Top Matchups To Look Forward To In Week Three
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With the first two weeks of the Girls High School Basketball regular season complete, we look forward to the top matchups in Week Three taking place from Tuesday December 6th to Saturday December 10th. Tuesday December 6th, 2022: Sandia vs…
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Continue ReadingWith the first two weeks of the Girls High School Basketball regular season complete, we look forward to the top matchups in Week Three taking place from Tuesday December 6th to Saturday December 10th.
Tuesday December 6th, 2022:
Sandia vs Albuquerque at 7:30pm
The Sandia Matadors will host the Albuquerque Bulldogs on Tuesday Night at home. Both teams come into this game undefeated; Sandia at 2-0 and Albuquerque at 4-0. It will be the Bulldogs Star Senior Duo of Leilani Love Leilani Love 6'1" | C Albuquerque | 2023 State NM and Ariana Sanchez Ariana Sanchez 5'10" | CG Albuquerque | 2023 State NM vs the Matadors Big Three of Sydney Benally Sydney Benally 5'9" | PG Sandia | 2025 State NM , Hope Giddings Hope Giddings 5'8" | SG Sandia | 2025 State NM and Audriana Wright Audriana Wright 5'10" | SF Sandia | 2025 State NM . This is going to be a potential playoff preview between two contenders for the 5A State Championship. It will be interesting to see if Sandia can find success at neutralizing Leilani Love Leilani Love 6'1" | C Albuquerque | 2023 State NM who is averaging a double-double of 17.3 points per game and 10.3 rebounds per game.
Volcano Vista vs La Cueva at 7:30pm
This will be a matchup between two 5A powerhouses in an early season matchup between the Volcano Vista Hawks and the La Cueva Bears. This will be a fun game to watch between two teams that faced off quite bit last season. All attention will be on the top two players in the 2024 Class; Eva Love Eva Love 5'9" | SG La Cueva | 2024 State NM from La Cueva and Taejhuan Hill Taejhuan Hill 5'11" | C Volcano Vista | 2024 State NM from Volcano Vista. Despite playing different positions, they both impact the game differently for their respective teams. This matchup could also be setting up another playoff preview down the road. With those two getting a lot of the attention, keep your eyes on their teammates like Alexis Ayers Alexis Ayers 5'5" | CG La Cueva | 2023 State NM who is a tough and tenacious Point Guard for La Cueva, sharpshooter Olivia Haddock Olivia Haddock CG La Cueva | 2023 State NM , freshman Jordyn Dyer and Senior Karleigh Gutierrez Karleigh Gutierrez 5'7" | CG La Cueva | 2023 State NM . For The Hawks, Mila Espinoza Mila Espinoza 5'4" | CG Volcano Vista | 2025 State NM has been on a roll lately and leads the Hawks in scoring this season averaging 19.5 points per game.
Thursday December 8th, 2022:
Centennial vs Volcano Vista at 9:45am
If the Volcano Vista Hawks win their game Tuesday Night vs La Cueva, we will have another matchup of undefeated teams Thursday Morning vs the Centennial Hawks. Volcano Vista would be 5-0 and Centennial would be 3-0 going into Thursday’s contest. The top matchup of the night will be Aspen Salazar Aspen Salazar 5'9" | SF Centennial | 2023 State NM vs Mila Espinoza Mila Espinoza 5'4" | CG Volcano Vista | 2025 State NM who are both inside the Top 10 in soring in terms of points per game. Mila Espinoza Mila Espinoza 5'4" | CG Volcano Vista | 2025 State NM is averaging 19.5 points per game this season which is the 6th highest in New Mexico. Aspen Salazar Aspen Salazar 5'9" | SF Centennial | 2023 State NM is averaging 17.7 points per game which is the 9th highest in New Mexico so far this season. They have both been on a roll to start this season and it will be fun seeing which player can outscore the other.
Hope Christian vs Eldorado at 8:00am
Three of the top players in New Mexico will be playing in this Thursday morning. Those players are Bella Hines Bella Hines 5'10" | CG Eldorado | 2025 State NM , Kathleen Obisike Kathleen Obisike 5'11" | C Hope Christian | 2023 State NM and Alyssa Vigil Alyssa Vigil 5'8" | SF Hope Christian | 2023 State NM . The Eldorado Eagles will be led by Bella Hines Bella Hines 5'10" | CG Eldorado | 2025 State NM who is coming off scoring 37 points in the season opener victory vs Los Lunas. It will be interesting to see if she can carry that momentum vs Hope Christian on Thursday. The Hope Christian Huskies will be led by their star duo Kathleen Obisike Kathleen Obisike 5'11" | C Hope Christian | 2023 State NM and Alyssa Vigil Alyssa Vigil 5'8" | SF Hope Christian | 2023 State NM who have led their team to a 1-1 record through the first two games. Alyssa Vigil Alyssa Vigil 5'8" | SF Hope Christian | 2023 State NM is averaging 19.0 points per game which ranks 7th in New Mexico right now while teammate Kathleen Obisike Kathleen Obisike 5'11" | C Hope Christian | 2023 State NM is averaging a double-double of 15.0 points per game and 11.0 rebounds per game. Kathleen Obisike Kathleen Obisike 5'11" | C Hope Christian | 2023 State NM ranks 14th in scoring and 6th in rebounding so far this season.