Tucumcari and Estancia are an even 3-3 against one another since January of 2015, but not for long. The Tucumcari Rattlers will square off against the Estancia Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with eight consecutive losses for Tucumcari and six for Estancia.
Tucumcari is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Fort Sumner/House on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Tucumcari came up short against Fort Sumner/House, falling 78-56. While losing is never fun, the Rattlers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico basketball rankings (they are ranked 91st, while Fort Sumner/House are ranked 28th).
Meanwhile, Estancia lost 65-44 to Clayton on Saturday.
Tucumcari will have to contain Justin Rubio as he made an impact in Estancia's last game. He dropped a double-double on 24 points and 12 rebounds. Daniel Hernandez was another key player, putting up eight points.
Tucumcari's defeat dropped their record down to 5-12. As for Estancia, their loss dropped their record down to 5-13.
Tucumcari didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Estancia in their previous meeting back in January of 2023, but they still walked away with a 65-60 victory. Does Tucumcari have another victory up their sleeve, or will Estancia turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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