It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Ruidoso can now relate to. They were beaten by the Tohatchi Cougars 78-50 on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico basketball rankings (they are ranked 85th, while the Cougars are ranked 30th).
Kyle Yazzie continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Tohatchi, shooting 50% from the field en route to 24 points in addition to seven rebounds and six steals. Yazzie's big performance that afternoon made it 15 games in a row in which he has scored at least 16 points. Another player making a difference was Josh Dawes, who went 7-for-14 on his way to 19 points along with six steals and five assists.
This is the second loss in a row for Ruidoso and nudges their season record down to 16-13. As for Tohatchi, they are on a roll lately: they've won 17 of their last 18 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 25-3 record this season.
Ruidoso does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Tohatchi, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 52-45 loss against Santa Fe Indian on the 12th.
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