Basketball Game Preview: Penasco Panthers vs. Texico Wolverines

The Penasco Panthers will take on the Texico Wolverines at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.

Penasco is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They managed a 59-53 win over Lordsburg. The Panthers haven't had any issues with the Mavericks recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.

Rochelle Lopez

Points

03/06/26 vs Lordsburg	27
02/26/26 vs McCurdy	23
02/21/26 @ Questa	18
02/19/26 vs Mesa Vista	18
02/14/26 @ Escalante	21
+ 3 more games

Rochelle Lopez continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double with 27 points and 13 boards. The contest was her eighth in a row with at least 16 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jessica Mermejo, who dropped a double-double with 14 points and ten rebounds.

Meanwhile, Texico was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past Ramah 64-22. The Wolverines have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 18 games by 22 points or more this season.

Penasco's win bumped their record up to 17-11. As for Texico, their victory bumped their record up to 24-6.