Basketball Game Preview: Tularosa Wildcats vs. Portales Rams

The Tularosa Wildcats are taking a road trip to challenge the Portales Rams at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Tularosa sitting on three straight victories and Portales on four.

On Thursday, Tularosa beat Socorro 56-44.

Meanwhile, Portales narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past New Mexico Military Institute 52-50. That's two games straight that the Rams have won by exactly two points.

Tularosa has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.0 points per game. As for Portales, their victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-9.