Pecos has won four straight games at home, while Santa Rosa has won four straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Thursday. A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Pecos Panthers face off against the Santa Rosa Lions at 7:30 p.m. Pecos knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past six contests -- so hopefully Santa Rosa likes a good challenge.
Last Saturday, Pecos strolled past Raton with points to spare, taking the game 70-54.
Meanwhile, Santa Rosa didn't have too much trouble with Tucumcari on Saturday as they won 73-58. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico basketball rankings (they are ranked 21st, while the Rattlers are ranked 88th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Pecos is also on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a massive bump to their 10-8 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.4 points per game. As for Santa Rosa, their win bumped their record up to 15-3.
Pecos came out on top in a nail-biter against Santa Rosa in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, sneaking past 67-65. Does Pecos have another victory up their sleeve, or will Santa Rosa turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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