Basketball Recap: Three Straight Home Wins for Carlsbad

You're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Carlsbad on Tuesday. They strolled past the Lovington Wildcats with points to spare, taking the game 49-31. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Cavemen/Cavegirls also won the last time the pair played back in January of 2024.

Defeat or not, Lovington got some senior leadership from Kayle Covington and Ondalis Cardenas. Covington dropped a double-double on 11 points and 19 boards, while Cardenas posted six points.

Cavemen/Cavegirls

Previous 3 Games (Home)

01/14/25 vs Lovington	49-31
01/07/25 vs Artesia	51-44
01/04/25 vs Pojoaque Valley	49-39

Carlsbad pushed their record up to 11-4 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Lovington, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-6.

Carlsbad has already played their next match (against Las Cruces), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Lovington has also has no score uploaded for their next game, this one against Roswell.