New Mexico High School Basketball - Tucumcari edges Santa Rosa
January 18, 2022: Santa Rosa, NM 88435 The Tucumcari Rattlers (Tucumcari, NM) basketball nipped the host Santa Rosa Lions (Santa Rosa, NM), 45-43 in Tuesday's non-league test.
The Rattlers (9-6) will now prepare for their test against Clayton (Clayton, NM). The Yellowjackets go into the non-league test with a 10-5 record. In their last test, Clayton got by Raton (Raton, NM), 54-14, in a non-league test.
The Lions now own a 8-7 record. They play next when they host Estancia for a non-league test on Friday, January 21. Santa Rosa will encounter a Bears squad coming off a 34-16 league win over Tierra Encantada (Santa Fe, NM). The Bears record now stands at 4-11.