New Mexico High School Basketball - Carlsbad can't hold off Centennial
January 20, 2024: Carlsbad, NM 88221
The Carlsbad Cavemen basketball team (Carlsbad, NM), was nudged 33-29 in Saturday's non-league battle with the visiting Centennial Hawks (Las Cruces, NM)
The Hawks now sport a 8-8 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Alamogordo for a 5A District 3 battle on Tuesday, January 23. Centennial will battle a Tigers team coming off a 62-33 non-league win over Ruidoso (Ruidoso, NM). The Tigers record now stands at 9-7.
The Cavemen (10-8) will now prepare for their battle against Lovington (Lovington, NM). The Wildcats come into the non-league battle with a 12-6 record. In their last battle, Lovington was nudged by Clovis (Clovis, NM), 53-37, in a non-league battle.