New Mexico High School Basketball - Lovington nudges Carlsbad
January 14, 2025: Carlsbad, NM 88221 The crowd at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Lovington Wildcats (Lovington, NM) and the host Carlsbad Cavemen/Cavegirls (Carlsbad, NM), observed Lovington's basketball team edge Carlsbad by a score of 39-36.
The Wildcats (10-6) will now prepare for their challenge against Jal (Jal, NM). The Panthers come into the non-league challenge with a 6-8 record. In their last challenge, Jal edged Magdalena (Magdalena, NM), 45-43, in a non-league challenge.
In their next game, the Cavemen/Cavegirls encounter the Mayfield Trojans (Las Cruces, NM) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, January 17. Carlsbad will attempt to improve on its 13-4 season record. The Trojans come into the challenge with a 10-3 record after their 41-30 non-league win over Roswell (Roswell, NM).