Dexter is 2-8 against Tularosa since January of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Dexter Demons will head out to face off against the Tularosa Wildcats at 6:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Friday, Dexter strolled past Cloudcroft with points to spare, taking the game 62-48.
01/24/25 vs Cloudcroft | 4 |
01/23/25 vs Hagerman | 3 |
01/21/25 vs Elida | 7 |
01/18/25 vs Cobre | 3 |
01/17/25 vs Hagerman | 2 |
Dexter's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Cj Granados, who almost dropped a double-double on 30 points and nine rebounds, and Matthias Salas, who went 11 of 25 on his way to 24 points in addition to eight boards and four steals. Salas has been hot, having posted two or more steals the last seven times he's played. Manny Calderon also deserves some recognition as he grabbed his first steal of the season.
Dexter smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in seven consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Tularosa didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Cobre on Thursday, but they still walked away with a 62-57 win.
Tularosa has also been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.4 points per game. As for Dexter, their victory bumped their record up to 6-12.
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