The Texico Wolverines will head out on the road to square off against Fort Sumner/House at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Fort Sumner/House will be up against a hot Texico squad: the team just extended their winning streak to eight. Texico simply couldn't be stopped on Thursday as they easily beat Loving 64-28. Given the Wolverines' advantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico basketball rankings (they are ranked 20th, while the Falcons are ranked 112th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Fort Sumner/House over Dora in every quarter on their way to victory on Monday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Fort Sumner/House blew Dora out of the water with an 87-43 final score. Fort Sumner/House pushed the score to 63-32 by the end of the third, a deficit Dora had no chance of recovering from.
Texico's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-1. As for Fort Sumner/House, their victory bumped their record up to 17-4.
Texico came up short against Fort Sumner/House in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, falling 78-71. Can Texico avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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