The Lovington Wildcats will face off against the Valley Vikings at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Lovington walked away with it. They walked away with a 70-61 victory over the Rams on Saturday. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
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. Kayle Covington was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 17 points and 13 rebounds.
Meanwhile, Valley can now show off ten landslide victories after their most recent game on Saturday. They blew past Bloomfield, posting a 64-23 victory at home. Given Valley's advantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico basketball rankings (they are ranked eighth, while Bloomfield is ranked 74th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Tyler Kozlowski continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 18 points along with four steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Julian Chavez, who scored ten points along with six rebounds.
Lovington has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-11 record this season. As for Valley, their victory bumped their record up to 22-6.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as the pair are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Lovington hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 62.9 points per game. However, it's not like Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 61.9 points per game. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher.
Lovington came up short against Valley in their previous matchup back in December of 2016, falling 66-54. Can Lovington avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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