Basketball Recap: Taos Takes a Loss

Taos lost against Robertson back in December of 2023 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Taos Tigers lost 78-54 to the Robertson Cardinals. The matchup marked the Tigers' lowest-scoring game so far this season.

Despite the loss, Taos still got an impressive performance from Malakhai Ely, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 11 boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Mateo Salazar, who posted four points and eight rebounds.

Tigers

Offensive Rebounds

12/08/23 @ Cuba	24
12/14/24 vs Robertson	19
01/02/24 vs Gallup	18
11/30/24 @ Aztec	16
02/01/24 @ Moriarty	15

Even though they lost, Taos smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've posted since back in December of 2023.

Leading Robertson to victory were Jesse James Gonzales and Nathan Gonzales. Jesse James went 6 of 8 from beyond the arc on his way to 26 points, while Nathan shot 4-for-7 from long range and dropped a double-double on 23 points and ten blocks. The contest was Jesse James' third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of George Smith, who had 14 points along with five rebounds and three steals.

Taos' defeat dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Robertson, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 3-2.

Taos and Bernalillo will compete for holiday cheer at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Bernalillo is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53.4 points per game this season. As for Robertson, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, an 84-43 victory against Socorro on the 16th.