Cavegirls to Host Mayfield, Las Cruces

kmarksteiner0
Jan 15
3 min read

By Don Eskins

The Carlsbad Cavegirls will host the Mayfield Trojans on Friday night, January 16, and the Las Cruces Bulldawgs on Saturday afternoon, January 17.

On Friday night, vs. Mayfield, the JVs will take the floor first at 5:30 p.m., followed by the varsity at 7 p.m. On Saturday, vs. Las Cruces, the JVs will open up play at noon. The varsity game has been set for 1:30 p.m.

Mayfield and Las Cruces look to be tough tests for the Cavegirls. Both teams from the City of Crosses are currently ranked in the MaxPreps Class 5A Top 10.

Mayfield, 7-6 on the year, is ranked ninth. Las Cruces, 10-4, is ranked eighth. The Cavegirls, 8-8 on the year, are currently ra

nked 19th.

Cavegirls Battle Mid-Season Slump

The Cavegirls, since knocking off Lakeview, Sudan, and Goddard for three straight wins, have been in a slump. Since then, they've dropped four of their last five.

Most recently, Carlsbad's girls lost to Centennial, 45-27, and snuck by Organ Mt., 38-37, before dropping a heartbreaker to Lovington on Tuesday, January 13, 55-50 in overtime.

But despite the heartbreak, the Cavegirls haven't given up. With scoring numbers up, Carlsbad's girls have every reason to be optimistic about their future in 2025-26.

"We have a lot of girls who can score. Unfortunately, for us, the ball just hasn't been falling in," said Cavegirl head coach Matt Enloe. "But we've shot much better the past few games. So, we feel we're not far away from getting back on track.

"Last year, we had a great crop of experienced seniors. This year, we're much younger, and the kids we have have been asked to do a lot," he said. "Because we are much younger and less experienced, we're going to have some ups and downs. So, we just have to be patient and keep working hard. The biggest part of our season is still ahead, so we do have a lot to keep working for."

CHS @ Organ Mt; Jan. 9CHS 5 11 11 11 38OMHS 8 12 12 5 37Leaders: Scoring: Serenity Medrano, 8; Juliette Licon, 8; Hayden Brose, 8; Serena Carrasco, 5; Bella Marquez, 4; Mia Payanes, 3; Kendra Ortega, 2; Rebounds: S. Medrano, 10; H. Brose, 3; S. Carrasco, 3; Isabella Marquez, 3; K. Ortega, 3; Thalia Payanes, 2; Assists: H. Brose, 4; S. Medrano, 2; M. Payanes, 1; S. Carrasco, 1; J. Licon, 1; T. Payanes, 1; Faith Kluesner, 1; Steals: S. Carrasco, 3; H. Brose, 2; J. Licon, 2; M. Payanes, 1; Valorie Veloz, 1; F. Kluesner, 1; 2-pt. FGs, 9-27-33.3%; 3-pt. FGs, 6-23-26.1%; Overall FGs, 15-50-30%, (CHS Stats- Hudl Digital Stats)

Note: Freshman Juliette Licon scored eight points in the span of just one minute during fourth-quarter play to lift the Cavegirls from a four-point deficit to a four-point lead en route to the 38-37 win.

CHS @ Centennial: Jan 10CHS 4 4 4 15 27Cen 13 5 8 19 45Leaders: Scoring: Serenity Medrano, 11; Julliette Licon, 6; Bella Marquez, 4; Hayden Brose, 3; Serena Carrasco, 2; Libby Tyndorf, 1; Rebounds: S. Medrano, 14; S. Carrasco, 7; L. Tyndorf, 5; Thalia Payanes, 4; J. Licon, 4; Isabella Marquez, 3; H. Brose, 3; Kendra Ortega, 3; Assists: H. Brose. 3; S. Carrasco, 2; Mia Payanes ,1; Steals: H. Brose, 2; S. Carrasco, 1; K. Ortega, 1; S. Medrano, 1; Blocks: S. Medrano, 2; K. Ortega, 1; 2-pt. FGs, 7-31-22.6; 3-pt. FGs, 3-19-15.8%; Overall FGs, 10-50-20%; FTs, 4-8-50%. (CHS-Hudl Digital Stats)

CHS @ Lovington: Jan. 13CHS 8 16 13 9 4 50LHS 9 13 14 10 9 55Leaders: Scoring: Serenity Medrano, 11; Kendra Ortega, 9; Isabella Marquez, 8; Mia Payanes, 8; Serena Carrasco, 7; Hayden Brose, 5; Juliette Licon, 2; Rebounds: S. Medrano, 10; I. Marquez, 3; S. Carrasco, 2; Assists: S. Carrasco, 4; H. Brose, 2; M. Payanes, 2; J. Licon, 2; Thalia Payanes, 2; Steals: H. Brose, 2; Jayla Bragg, 1; M. Payanes, 1; S. Carrasco, 1; J. Licon, 1; T. Payanes, 1; I. Marquez, 1; K. Ortega, 1; S. Medrano, 1; Blocks: M. Payanes, 1; S. Medrano, 1; 2-pt. FGs, 11-24-45.8%; 3-pt. FGs, 9-33-27.3%; Overall FGs, 20-57-35.1%; FTs 1-8-12.5%. (Hudl Digital Stats)