The Tucumcari Rattlers can now show off 12 landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Friday. They blew past Dexter 57-13 at home. Winning may never get old, but Tucumcari sure is getting used to it with their seventh in a row.
Tucumcari's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but July Lafferty led the charge by dropping a triple-double on 18 points, ten rebounds, and 11 steals. Lafferty has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last five times she's played. Another player making a difference was Kyla Lopez, who scored 19 points along with six rebounds and six steals.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Dexter struggled to work together and finished the game with only four assists. They were crushed by their opponents in that department as Tucumcari racked up 13 assists.
Tucumcari pushed their record up to 19-3 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.0 points per game. As for Dexter, they are on a 12-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-21.
Tucumcari will head out on the road to square off against New Mexico Military Institute at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. New Mexico Military Institute has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last four games. As for Dexter, they will head out on the road to challenge Ruidoso at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Dexter focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 28 on Friday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
