The Robertson Cardinals's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Tucumcari Rattlers at 6:30 p.m. on January 19th. Hopefully Robertson focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up eight on Tuesday.
Last Tuesday, Robertson didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Los Alamos, but they still walked away with a 48-42 win. 48 seems to be a good number for Robertson as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.
Robertson's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Taylor Quintana led the charge by scoring 11 points along with seven rebounds and three steals. Quintana hasn't dropped below two steals for five straight games. Another player making a difference was Lovely Allemand, who scored 11 points along with six rebounds and four steals.
Meanwhile, after a string of nine wins, Tucumcari's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They suffered a rough 48-27 loss at the hands of Portales. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss Tucumcari has suffered yet this season.
Robertson is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 9-6 record this season. As for Tucumcari, their defeat ended a ten-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-2.
Everything came up roses for Robertson against Tucumcari in their previous matchup back in December of 2022 as the squad secured a 61-26 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Robertson since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
