The Tucumcari Rattlers entered their tilt with the Ruidoso Warriors with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. Tucumcari came out on top against Ruidoso by a score of 63-51 on Tuesday. Tucumcari pushed the score to 54-34 by the end of the third, a deficit Ruidoso cut but never quite recovered from.
Leading Tucumcari to victory were Kyla Lopez and Caylee Benavidez. Lopez almost dropped a double-double on 23 points and nine rebounds, while Benavidez scored 23 points along with six assists and five rebounds. Lopez is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last 19 games she's played. July Lafferty was another key contributor, almost dropping a double-double on nine points and 12 rebounds.
Tucumcari pushed their record up to 18-3 with that victory, which was their ninth straight on the road. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.6 points per game. As for Ruidoso, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-12.
Tucumcari will look to defend their home court on Friday against Dexter at 5:30 p.m. Dexter comes in on a streak of failing to score more than 23 points in their last five games, a trend the squad is of course eager to reverse. As for Ruidoso, they will head out on the road to square off against New Mexico Military Institute at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Ruidoso is facing New Mexico Military Institute at the right time seeing as New Mexico Military Institute is stuck on a eight-game losing streak.
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