Raton is 0-10 against Robertson since February of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Raton Tigers will look to defend their home court against the Robertson Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. The timing isn't great for Raton: they have been struggling with four straight losses at home, while Robertson has snatched up nine consecutive wins on the road.
On Saturday, Raton was the victim of a tough 72-52 defeat at the hands of Santa Fe Indian. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Raton in their matchups with Santa Fe Indian: they've now lost six in a row.
Meanwhile, even though St. Michael's scored an imposing 63 points on Friday, Robertson still came out on top. Robertson secured a 67-63 W over St. Michael's. The score was all tied up 29-29 at the break, but Robertson was the better team in the second half.
Robertson relied on the efforts of Jesse James Gonzales, who scored 16 points, and Mateo Contreras, who scored 17 points. Gonzales hasn't dropped below 16 points for five straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Nathaniel Gonzales, who scored ten points.
Raton has not been sharp recently as the team has lost ten of their last 12 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-16 record this season. As for Robertson, their victory bumped their record up to 21-2.
Raton was dealt a bruising 80-53 defeat at the hands of Robertson when the teams last played last Wednesday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Contreras, who dropped a double-double on 24 points and ten rebounds. Now that Raton knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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