Portales at Tucumcari
Boys
When: 7 p.m. today.
Records: Portales 11-5, Tucumcari 8-5.
Last meeting: Portales beat Tucumcari 40-26 at home in December 2006.
Last time out: Portales beat Mesilla Valley 68-41 on Saturday. Tucumcari lost to Raton 51-46, also on Saturday, ending the Rattlers’ season-best, four-game win streak.
Of note: Tucumcari beat Valley Christian 47-44 in a tournament at Dora in early December. Portales has won two straight.
Quotable: “Tucumcari is a real scary team. They don’t have a whole  lot of size, but they’re quick and can shoot really well. It’s going to be a test for us to keep them in front of the press and not allow them to shot the 3s. We have to be able to attack them and adjust to whatever they throw at us.” — Portales coach Mark Gallegos.

Girls
When: 5:30 p.m. today
Records: Portales 11-6, Tucumcari 5-6.
Last time out: The Lady Rams dropped a 33-32 deciion at Clovis last Tuesday. Tucumcari lost to Raton 47-27 on Saturday.
Last meeting: None in recent history.
Of note: After winning six in a row, Portales has lost two of its last three games. ... Tucumcari has dropped its past two contests. … Portales, ranked fourth in Class 3A, has three games remaining before its District 4-3A opener Feb. 4 at Ruidoso.
Go figure: The Lady Rams have held 13 opponents to under 30 points.
Quotable: “Tucumcari has a really good point guard and they have also some good size. They have been playing really well the second half of the season.” — Portales coach Clay Stout.

— Compiled by Clarence Plank