The Lovington Wildcats will head out on the road to face off against the Portales Rams at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Lovington will bounce into Friday's matchup after beating Artesia, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Lovington managed a 43-38 victory over Artesia on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Portales came tearing into Tuesday's contest with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 26.6 points), and they left with even more momentum. They breezed past the Rockets to the tune of 62-26. The Rams have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 14 games by 20 points or more this season.
Portales pushed their record up to 17-9 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.0 points over those games. As for Lovington, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-11 record this season.
Lovington took a serious blow against Portales when the teams last played on Friday, falling 55-15. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Lovington was down 37-7.
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