Basketball Recap: Lovington Comes Up Short
By Team Reports
Feb 9, 2025, 1:17pm
Basketball Recap: Lovington Wildcats vs. Goddard Rockets
Lovington was the 72-44 winner over Goddard when they last played one another back in December of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Lovington Wildcats took a 59-49 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Goddard Rockets on Tuesday. The Wildcats have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Kayle Covington
02/04/25 @ Goddard | 22 |
01/31/25 vs Artesia | 18 |
01/23/25 @ Jal | 18 |
01/21/25 vs Carlsbad | 27 |
01/18/25 @ Roswell | 20 |
Despite the loss, Lovington still got an impressive performance from Kayle Covington, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and 16 boards. Covington's evening made it five games in a row in which he has scored at least 18 points. Mika Pando was another key player, putting up eight points and five steals.
Even though they lost, Lovington was working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Goddard only posted five assists.
Ezekiel Burrola was nothing short of spectacular for Goddard: he went 7 of 11 en route to 19 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Eli Barncastle, who posted 12 points.
Lovington's record is now 13-9. As for Goddard, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 9-12 record this season.
Lovington wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 79-46 win against Portales on the 7th. As for Goddard, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 67-48 defeat against Artesia on the 7th.
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