It was a good run, but River Road unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Saturday. They received a blow as they fell 69-52 to the Tulia Hornets. The Wildcats were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Hornets apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in February of 2024.
| 01/11/25 @ Tulia | 11 |
| 12/20/24 @ Sanford-Fritch | 10 |
| 12/12/24 vs Shamrock | 10 |
| 12/05/24 vs Roosevelt | 9 |
| 12/30/24 vs McLean | 7 |
Despite the loss, River Road still got an impressive performance from Alex Warren, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 11 boards. Those 11 rebounds gave Warren a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Malakai Miller, who posted 13 points.
Leading Tulia to victory were Julius Johnson and Logan Becerra. Johnson went 8 for 13 on his way to 23 points and six assists, while Becerra went 7 of 8 en route to 16 points and five steals. Johnson has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last three times he's played. Nic Carrasco was another key player, putting up 12 points and five steals.
River Road's loss dropped their record down to 11-6. As for Tulia, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-11.
River Road has already played their next game, a 54-45 victory against Childress on the 14th. As for Tulia, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 55-50 win against Canadian on the 14th.
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