New Mexico High School Basketball - Mora can't hold off Santa Rosa
December 30, 2023: Santa Rosa, NM 88435 The Santa Rosa Lions basketball team scored 55 points and held the visiting Mora Rangers/Rangerettes to 50 in the Lions non-league triumph on Saturday.
The Lions now sport a 7-3 record. They put it on the line next when they host Springer for a non-league contest on Wednesday, January 3. Santa Rosa will battle a Red Devils team coming off a 66-52 non-league win over Mescalero Apache (Mescalero, NM). The Red Devils record now stands at 4-5.
The Rangers/Rangerettes (5-2) will now prepare for their contest against Penasco (Penasco, NM). The Panthers enter the non-league contest with a 3-6 record. In their last contest, Penasco was nudged by Des Moines (Des Moines, NM), 61-34, in a non-league contest.