Recap: Tucumcari Rattlers vs. Dexter Demons
The Tucumcari Rattlers can now show off ten landslide victories after their most recent game on Friday. They blew past Dexter 50-20 on the road. Winning may never get old, but Tucumcari sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Leading Tucumcari to victory were July Lafferty and Caylee Benavidez. Lafferty scored 17 points along with six steals, while Benavidez scored 20 points along with six assists and six rebounds. Benavidez hasn't dropped below three steals for five straight games. Kyla Lopez was another key contributor, scoring seven points along with six steals.
Tucumcari's win was their eighth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-3. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.6 points per game. As for Dexter, they are on a nine-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-18.
Tucumcari will be playing in front of their home fans against New Mexico Military Institute at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Tucumcari is not getting complacent considering they own a much higher rank in New Mexico (they are ranked 47th, while New Mexico Military Institute is ranked 133rd). As for Dexter, they will be playing at home against Ruidoso at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Dexter comes in on a streak of failing to score more than 23 points in their last four games, a trend the team is of course eager to reverse.
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