With a playoff game on the line, Lovington rose to the challenge on Saturday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Goddard Rockets 55-21. The Wildcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four contests by 23 points or more this season.
It was another big night for Ondalis Cardenas, who rushed for 180 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 69 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Camon Ochoa was in the mix as well, providing Lovington with two touchdowns.
Lovington was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 337 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
The victory made it two in a row for Lovington and bumps their season record up to 7-4. As for Goddard, they dropped their record down to 2-9 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Lovington will challenge Artesia at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Artesia knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past ten games -- so hopefully Lovington likes a good challenge. Goddard does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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