Basketball Recap: Estancia Takes a Loss

By Team Reports Jan 17, 2025, 3:46pm

Basketball Recap: Estancia Bears vs. East Mountain Timberwolves

Estancia was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They came up short against the East Mountain Timberwolves, falling 65-43. The Bears were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Timberwolves apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in January of 2024.

Justin Rubio

Points

01/16/25 vs East Mountain20
01/14/25 vs Tularosa19
01/11/25 vs Moriarty5
01/10/25 vs Cottonwood Classical Prep14
12/21/24 @ Elida19

Despite the loss, Estancia still got an impressive performance from Justin Rubio, who went 6 for 15 en route to 20 points. With that strong performance, Rubio is now averaging an impressive 15.3 points per game. Olavio Hernandez was another key player, putting up six points.

Estancia's loss dropped their record down to 5-10. As for East Mountain, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season.

Estancia will head out to challenge Logan at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Logan will roll in looking for their 11th straight win, something Estancia surely won't give up without a fight. As for East Mountain, they will welcome Santa Fe Prep at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. East Mountain has been dominant on offense recently, having racked up an incredible 198 points over their last three matchups.

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