New Mexico Military Institute is 1-6 against Tucumcari since April of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The New Mexico Military Institute Colts will be playing in front of their home fans against the Tucumcari Rattlers at 5:00 p.m. The timing isn't great for New Mexico Military Institute: they have been struggling with four straight losses at home, while Tucumcari has snatched up nine consecutive wins on the road.
Last Friday, New Mexico Military Institute came up short against Ruidoso and fell 43-35. New Mexico Military Institute has not had much luck with Ruidoso recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Meanwhile, Tucumcari put the finishing touches on their 12th blowout victory of the season on Friday. They claimed a resounding 57-13 win over Dexter at home. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 32-6.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Tucumcari to victory, but perhaps none more so than July Lafferty, who dropped a triple-double on 18 points, ten rebounds, and 11 steals. Lafferty is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last five games she's played. Another player making a difference was Kyla Lopez, who scored 19 points along with six rebounds and six steals.
New Mexico Military Institute's loss dropped their record down to 2-9. As for Tucumcari, their win bumped their record up to 19-3.
New Mexico Military Institute was dealt a bruising 64-29 defeat at the hands of Tucumcari in their previous meeting last Friday. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point New Mexico Military Institute was down 34-11.
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