Rattlers
| 01/02/25 vs Hatch Valley | 53 |
| 01/11/25 vs Bosque | 52 |
| 12/07/24 vs Academy for Technology and The Classics | 35 |
| 01/14/25 @ Cimarron | 28 |
| 12/17/24 vs East Mountain | 26 |
| 01/25/25 vs Santa Rosa | 24 |
A well-balanced attack led Tucumcari over Santa Rosa in every quarter on their way to victory on Saturday. The Tucumcari Rattlers blew past the Santa Rosa Lions 63-39. The Rattlers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six matchups by 24 points or more this season.
When it comes to explaining why Santa Rosa lost, don't look at Dakotah Lucero. Despite the final result, she went 5 for 6 on her way to 14 points and five steals. The dominant performance gave Lucero a new career-high in steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Willow Johnson, who posted ten points and seven rebounds.
Tucumcari has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.6 points per game. As for Santa Rosa, the defeat snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 8-10 record.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Tucumcari will square off against Estancia at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Tucumcari knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past five contests -- so hopefully Estancia likes a good challenge. As for Santa Rosa, a feisty cat fight is on tap when the Santa Rosa Lions duke it out with the Pecos Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Pecos will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Santa Rosa surely won't give up without a fight.
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