The Lovington Wildcats have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Carlsbad Cavemen/Cavegirls at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Lovington is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 4.7 goals per game this season.
Carlsbad better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if last week is any indication, that's when Lovington really get things going. Lovington's defense stepped up to hand Ruidoso a 3-0 shutout on Tuesday. The victory was some much needed relief for the Wildcats as it spelled an end to their four-game losing streak.
Dylan Gallegos and
Josue Gomez scored all three of Lovington's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 15 goals.
Meanwhile, Carlsbad fell victim to Goddard and their airtight defense on Tuesday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Rockets. The Cavemen/Cavegirls have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Lovington's win bumped their record up to 3-5. As for Carlsbad, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-7.
Everything went Lovington's way against Carlsbad when the teams last played back in September of 2023 as Lovington made off with a 5-0 victory. Will Lovington repeat their success, or does Carlsbad have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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