After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Bosque, the Estancia Bears were happy to have found some success on Tuesday. They came out on top against Mountainair by a score of 49-41. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Estancia also won the last time the pair played back in February of 2022.
Leading Estancia to victory were Josh Calhoon and Justin Rubio. Calhoon scored 12 points along with 5 rebounds and 5 steals, while Rubio dropped a double-double on 18 points and 15 rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Rubio has scored at least 25% of Estancia's points. Ayden Eaves was another key contributor, scoring 7 points along with 6 rebounds.
Estancia's win bumped their record up to 1-2. As for Mountainair, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 0-2.
Estancia has the luxury of staying home another game and will welcome Capitan at 7:00 p.m. on December 12th. As for Mountainair, they will head out on the road to face off against Melrose at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
