By Holly Mayfield
KRTN Multi-Media
Raton hosted the Tucumcari Rattlers Tuesday evening in what was thought to be a tough match up for Raton as Tucumcari had beaten Clayton earlier in the season.
In the JV game Tucumcari took the early lead but allowed Raton to battle back in the second half of the game for the win.
Raton’s varsity held onto a good lead and at one point had the lead by over 15 points but allowed the Rattlers to come back. By the end of the game however Raton had held of the rally for a nine point win.
JV Boys
Raton 8 8 17 15 48
Tucumcari 18 10 8 8 44
Varsity Boys
Raton 12 18 20 13 62
Tucumcari 8 15 11 19 53
Raton High Point
Ismael Tafoya 15
Aden Vanderwater 16 1 of 2 free throws
Jose Archuleta 12 4 3 pointers
Matt Quartieri 13 0 of 1 free throws
Tucumcari High Point
Jesus Ramos 26 2 of 2 free throws
TJ Lampkin 11
