Raton lost against Santa Rosa back in February of 2016 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Raton Tigers received a blow as they fell 75-59 to the Santa Rosa Lions. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico basketball rankings (they are ranked 94th, while the Lions are ranked 22nd).
Raton's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Chase Walton, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and ten rebounds. Walton is becoming a predictor of Raton's success: when he posts at least eight boards the team is 5-2 (and 5-7 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Wyatt Berry, who almost dropped a double-double on 13 points and nine steals.
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Even though they lost, Raton smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive boards in 18 consecutive contests.
Raton's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-9. As for Santa Rosa, the victory (which was their 14th in a row) raised their record to 18-3.
The future could be bright for both Raton and Santa Rosa: their next opponents haven't had the best luck recently. Raton will look to extend Estancia's eight-game losing streak when the meet at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday. Meanwhile, Santa Rosa will try to hand Clayton their third-straight loss when the two meet at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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