New Mexico High School Basketball - Tucumcari edges Raton
December 21, 2023: Tucumcari, NM 88401 The Tucumcari Rattlers (Tucumcari, NM) basketball nipped the visiting Raton Tigers (Raton, NM), 66-64 in Thursday's non-league test.
The Rattlers (4-5) will now prepare for their test against Logan (Logan, NM). The Longhorns go into the non-league test with a 9-0 record. In their last test, Logan got by Santa Rosa (Santa Rosa, NM), 69-64, in a non-league test.
The Tigers now own a 5-4 record. They play next when they travel to Texline for a non-league test on Tuesday, January 2. Raton will encounter a Tornadoes squad coming off a 64-34 non-league loss to Palo Duro (Amarillo, TX). The Tornadoes record now stands at 14-2.