The Lovington Wildcats's and the Portales Rams's contest on Friday was close at halftime, but the Lovington Wildcats turned on the heat in the second half with 39 points. Everything went Lovington's way against Portales as Lovington made off with a 77-54 victory. That's another feather in the cap for Lovington, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
Demarcus Thompson jr was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 14 points and 11 rebounds. He hasn't dropped below eight rebounds for five straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Kayle Covington, who scored 18 points along with seven rebounds.
Lovington is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-10 record this season. As for Portales, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 15-11.
Lovington does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Portales, they will be playing at home against Goddard at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Goddard is coming into the contest with four straight defeats on the road, meaning Portales will have to defend against a squad hungry for a win.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
