New Mexico High School Basketball - Santa Rosa thwarts Clayton
January 23, 2025: Santa Rosa, NM 88435 The crowd at Thursday's league challenge between the Santa Rosa Lions (Santa Rosa, NM) and the visiting Clayton Yellowjackets (Clayton, NM), saw Santa Rosa's basketball team beat Clayton by a tally of 75-56.
The Lions now possess a 14-3 record. They play next when they travel to Tucumcari for a 2A District 6 bout on Saturday, January 25. Santa Rosa will play a Rattlers team coming off a 63-54 league loss to Pecos (Pecos, NM). The Rattlers record now stands at 5-10.
With the loss, Clayton falls to 9-7 on the campaign. The Yellowjackets host Estancia (Estancia, NM) to play the Bears in a 2A District 6 bout on Saturday, January 25. The Bears go into the bout with a record of 5-12. Estancia lost 74-42 in their recent league bout against Raton (Raton, NM)