Recap: Lovington Wildcats vs. Portales Rams
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but the Lovington Wildcats had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They walked away with a 70-61 victory over the Rams. The win was just what Lovington needed coming off of a 71-30 defeat in their prior contest.
Lovington's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Demarcus Thompson jr, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 12 rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Thompson jr has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Kayle Covington, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 13 rebounds.
Lovington is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-11 record this season. As for Portales, their defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 16-13.
Lovington will challenge Valley at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Portales does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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