Estancia is 1-9 against Pecos since December of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Estancia Bears will head out to square off against the Pecos Panthers at 7:30 p.m.
Estancia is headed into Thursday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their eighth straight game on Saturday. They were dealt an 86-38 defeat at the hands of Santa Rosa. While losing is never fun, the Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico basketball rankings (they are ranked 124th, while the Lions are ranked 23rd).
Estancia's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Daniel Hernandez, who went 6 of 13 en route to 13 points, and Justin Rubio, who almost dropped a double-double on ten points and nine boards. Hernandez continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played.
Meanwhile, Pecos was able to grind out a solid victory over Clayton on Saturday, taking the game 54-41.
Pecos is also on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a massive bump to their 11-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.4 points per game. As for Estancia, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-15.
Estancia took a serious blow against Pecos in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, falling 64-26. Can Estancia avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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