The Hagerman Bobcats scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Friday. They walked away with a 78-66 victory over Tatum. The win was a breath of fresh air for Hagerman as it put an end to their seven-game losing streak.
Jevon Aguilar was his usual excellent self, scoring 37 points along with seven rebounds and three steals. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Fernando Zamora, who almost dropped a double-double on 14 points and nine rebounds.
Tatum's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Spencer Whitman, who scored 23 points along with eight rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Whitman has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Daniel Palacios, who scored 11 points.
Hagerman's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-16. As for Tatum, they dropped their record down to 2-21 with that defeat, which was their ninth straight on the road.
Hagerman will square off against Jal at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Hagerman focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 20 on Friday. As for Tatum, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Loving at 7:00 p.m. Hopefully Tatum focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 17 on Friday.
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