Roswell hasn't had much luck against Carlsbad recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Roswell Coyotes will look to defend their home court against the Carlsbad Cavemen/Cavegirls at 7:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Roswell is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Hobbs, who was ranked first at the time (Roswell was ranked 17th). Roswell had to suffer through a 85-39 loss at the hands of Hobbs. The Coyotes were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 52-17.
Meanwhile, Carlsbad was just a bucket shy of victory on Tuesday and fell 35-34 to Clovis.
This is the second loss in a row for Roswell and nudges their season record down to 13-8. As for Carlsbad, they dropped their record down to 15-6 with the defeat, which was their third straight at home.
Roswell came up short against Carlsbad in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, falling 42-35. Can Roswell avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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