Tucumcari can bid farewell to their eight-game losing streak thanks to their game on Thursday. They came out on top against the Estancia Bears by a score of 72-63. The Rattlers have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Bears, too.
Despite the loss, Estancia still got an impressive performance from Justin Rubio, who almost dropped a double-double on 34 points and nine boards. The dominant performance gave Rubio a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Daniel Hernandez, who posted ten points and seven rebounds.
Tucumcari's victory was their first in the district, bumping their district record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 6-12. As for Estancia, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost eight of their last ten games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-14 record this season.
Tucumcari will square off against Raton at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Raton is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.6 points per game this season. As for Estancia, they are taking a road trip to take on Santa Rosa at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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