The Taos Tigers will square off against the Los Alamos Hilltoppers at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Taos knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past seven games -- so hopefully Los Alamos likes a good challenge.
If Taos beats Los Alamos with 76 points on Saturday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. Taos put the hurt on Pojoaque Valley with a sharp 76-55 win last Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Tigers have posted against the Elks/Elkettes since February 1, 2022.
Meanwhile, Los Alamos lost to Espanola Valley at home by a 50-35 margin on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Hilltoppers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico basketball rankings (they are ranked 94th, while the Sundevils are ranked 16th).
Taos pushed their record up to 11-7 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.5 points per game. As for Los Alamos, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-15.
Taos came up short against Los Alamos in their previous meeting back in March of 2024, falling 57-44. Can Taos avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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