Tucumcari hasn't had much luck against Santa Rosa recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Tucumcari Rattlers will head out on the road to take on the Santa Rosa Lions at 7:00 p.m. One thing working in Tucumcari's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last seven contests.
Tucumcari is headed into the match after thoroughly thrashing Estancia: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Tucumcari blew Estancia out of the water with a 68-31 final score. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Rattlers have posted against the Bears since January 24, 2015.
Meanwhile, Santa Rosa came tearing into Saturday's game with 14 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 18.1 points) and they left with even more momentum. They took down the Yellowjackets 76-62. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico basketball rankings (they are ranked 24th, while the Yellowjackets are ranked 86th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Santa Rosa pushed their record up to 19-3 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road. As for Tucumcari, their victory bumped their record up to 8-14.
Tucumcari lost to Santa Rosa on the road by a decisive 73-58 margin in their previous matchup back in January. Can Tucumcari avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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