The Magdalena Steers will challenge the Tularosa Wildcats at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Magdalena is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Fort Sumner/House, who was ranked 16th at the time (Magdalena was ranked 24th). 2025 welcomed Magdalena with a 56-33 loss courtesy of Fort Sumner/House on Thursday. The match marked the Steers' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Tularosa). They secured a 70-65 W over West Las Vegas on Friday. Winning may never get old, but the Wildcats sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
This is the second loss in a row for Magdalena and nudges their season record down to 8-3. As for Tularosa, their victory bumped their record up to 6-1.
Everything came up roses for Magdalena against Tularosa in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, as the team secured a 59-31 win. Will Magdalena repeat their success, or does Tularosa have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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