The Elida Tigers faced Tucumcari in a tournament hosted by Texico on December 21. The two teams passed the lead back and forth the whole game. At the end of 1, Tucumcari was in the lead over Elida 14-10. The Tigers dominated the 2nd period though to overcome the small deficit, and went into halftime with a marginal lead of 29-28.
After half, Tucumcari had a high scoring 19-point 3rd period, and held Elida defensively to just 9 points, taking the lead back with a score of 47-38. The Tigers rallied in the 4th though, to overcome the 9 point deficit.
The 4th period brought a tense matchup between the 2 teams, and with Elida out scoring Tucumcari 25-16, the buzzer hit when the two teams were tied at 63 points, sending the game into overtime.
With less than 10 points added by either team in overtime, Elida narrowly scraped by with the win! The final score was 69-66, and Elida added another win to their season record which is now 9-1.
