Basketball Game Preview: Artesia Bulldogs vs. Portales Rams

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Previous Games

02/20/24 - Home	71-48 W
02/06/24 - Away	57-45 W
02/24/23 - Home	60-55 W
02/14/23 - Away	69-64 W
01/31/23 - Home	67-52 W
+ 5 more games

Artesia has gone 10-0 against Portales recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Artesia Bulldogs will welcome the Portales Rams at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

If Portales heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Artesia took over last week. Artesia walked away with a 59-46 victory over Lovington on Friday.

Meanwhile, Portales waltzed into their matchup on Friday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They strolled past the Rockets with points to spare, taking the game 54-38.

Artesia has also been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.1 points per game. As for Portales, they pushed their record up to 11-9 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home.

Everything went Artesia's way against Portales when the teams last played back in February of 2024, as Artesia made off with a 71-48 victory. Will Artesia repeat their success, or does Portales have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.