Capitan hasn't had much luck against Estancia recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Capitan Tigers will be defending their home-court for the first time this season they go up against the Estancia Bears at 7:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Capitan managed to keep up with Ruidoso until halftime on Saturday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Capitan took a blow against Ruidoso, falling 61-28. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Tigers have suffered since February 3rd.
Meanwhile, Estancia was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss dating back to last season. They took a 65-59 hit to the loss column at the hands of Penasco. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (57), the Bears still had to take the loss.
Estancia might have lost, but man, Justin Rubio was a machine: he dropped a double-double on 12 points and 14 rebounds. What's more, Rubio also racked up two assists, the most he's had since back in January. Another player making a difference was Daniel Hernandez, who had 13 points plus seven rebounds.
Capitan's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Estancia, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Capitan came up short against Estancia in their previous meeting back in January, falling 53-47. Will Capitan have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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