Tularosa's game last Saturday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Tuesday. They walked away with a 61-49 win over the Estancia Bears. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico basketball rankings (they are ranked 33rd, while the Bears are ranked 118th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Despite the loss, Estancia still got an impressive performance from Justin Rubio, who went 7 of 17 on his way to 19 points. Jerin LaJeunesse was another key player, putting up 11 points.
Tularosa has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.0 points per game. As for Estancia, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-9.
Tularosa will be taking part in a tournament against Tucumcari at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Estancia, they will be playing in front of their home fans against East Mountain at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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