Goddard was the 53-47 winner over Lovington when they last played one another back in December of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Goddard Rockets lost to the Lovington Wildcats at home by a 78-61 margin on Tuesday. The Rockets have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
02/04/25 vs Lovington | 25 |
12/12/24 vs Bernalillo | 21 |
11/26/24 vs Gadsden | 20 |
12/05/24 @ Artesia | 18 |
01/17/25 @ Tucumcari | 18 |
Despite the loss, Goddard still got an impressive performance from Aubrie Bolanos, who went 7 for 10 from beyond the arc on her way to 25 points in addition to five boards and four steals. Those 25 points gave Bolanos a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Jazmin De Leon, who posted 13 points along with six rebounds and five assists.
It was another big night for Ashelynn Borunda, who dropped a double-double on 32 points and 16 boards for Lovington. Lovington is 10-5 when Borunda posts ten or more rebounds, but 3-4 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Aubrey Aranda, who went 7 of 8 en route to 19 points.
Goddard's record is now 12-10. As for Lovington, they pushed their record up to 13-9 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Goddard has already played their next contest (against Artesia), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Lovington is taking a road trip to face off against Portales at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Lovington is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54 points per game this season.
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