Basketball Game Preview: Taos Tigers vs. Artesia Bulldogs

The Taos Tigers will head out to take on the Artesia Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.

Taos is headed into the contest having just suffered their closest defeat since December 6, 2024 on Friday. They fell just short of Gallup by a score of 55-52.

Meanwhile, Artesia came up short against Carlsbad on Tuesday and fell 51-44. The match marked the Bulldogs' lowest-scoring game so far this season.

Artesia dropped their record down to 7-5 with the loss, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Taos, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-5.

Taos suffered a grim 61-35 defeat to Artesia in their previous matchup back in March of 2024. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Taos was down 31-10.