A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Gadsden Panthers duke it out with the Lovington Wildcats at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday... Gadsden will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
If Gadsden beats Lovington with 37 points on Tuesday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Gadsden walked away with a 37-29 victory over Irvin last Saturday. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 79th in New Mexico, while the Rockets are ranked 1416th in Texas), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Lovington couldn't have asked for a better start to 2025 than the 63-32 blowout they got against Jal. The Wildcats have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five contests by 22 points or more this season.
Lovington pushed their record up to 7-6 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.4 points per game. As for Gadsden, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a massive bump to their 8-6 record this season.
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