The Lovington Wildcats will head out to square off against the Portales Rams at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Lovington took a three-goal loss the last time they faced off against Goddard, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Wildcats had just enough and edged out the Rockets 1-0. Lovington's winning goal came courtesy of Madisyn Clay.
Meanwhile, Portales was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They lost 4-0 to Artesia. The matchup was up for grabs at halftime, but sadly Portales struggled afterwards.
Portales' loss dropped their record down to 5-10. As for Lovington, their victory bumped their record up to 3-11-2.
Lovington was able to grind out a solid win over Portales in their previous meeting two weeks ago, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Wildcats since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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