Basketball Recap: Tularosa Takes a Tough Playoff Loss

Wildcats

Previous 5 Games

03/12/25 vs Bosque	49-51
03/08/25 vs East Mountain	50-40
03/01/25 vs New Mexico Military Institute	53-37
02/21/25 @ Ruidoso	45-35
02/18/25 vs New Mexico Military Institute	54-63

Despite a phenomenal run in the regular season, Tularosa couldn't carry that success into this playoff game. They fell just short of the Bosque Bobcats by a score of 51-49 on Wednesday. The Wildcats' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.

Bosque found their leader in sophomore Luca Kalishman, who went 6-for-12 to rack up 17 points along with six boards and four steals. Kalishman also set a new season-high mark in three-point shooting accuracy with 80%. Wesley Harrigan was another key player, putting up six points.

Tularosa's loss dropped their record down to 22-7. As for Bosque, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 22-7 record this season.

Tularosa does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Bosque, their road trip will continue as they head out to face St. Michael's at 9:45 a.m. on Friday. St. Michael's knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 20 contests -- so hopefully Bosque likes a good challenge.