Rams
| 01/25/25 vs Tularosa | 70-56 |
| 01/23/25 @ New Mexico Military Institute | 52-50 |
| 01/18/25 @ Alamogordo | 66-64 |
| 01/14/25 @ Texico | 61-49 |
| 01/04/25 vs Eunice | 71-40 |
Portales extended their winning streak to five games thanks to a huge performance from Pierce Culpepper. The Portales Rams strolled past the Tularosa Wildcats with points to spare on Saturday, taking the game 70-56 thanks in part to Culpepper, who went 10 for 22 on his way to 23 points in addition to seven rebounds and four steals. Those 23 points gave him a new career-high.
Jase Hightower was another key player, putting up 13 points and six boards. He has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last three times he's played.
The win got Portales back to even at 9-9. As for Tularosa, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-5.
Portales didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 73-38 victory against Moriarty on the 27th. As for Tularosa, they will head out on the road to square off against Cobre at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Tularosa knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past three contests -- so hopefully Cobre likes a good challenge.
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