The Portales Rams will take on the Artesia Bulldogs at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Portales has five straight wins, Artesia has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Portales is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Goddard: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Portales blew Goddard out of the water with a 58-28 final score. The Rams have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 games by 20 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Artesia played a tough contest on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They came up short against Lovington, falling 62-41.
Portales pushed their record up to 14-9 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 22 points. As for Artesia, their loss dropped their record down to 9-14.
Everything went Portales' way against Artesia in their previous meeting last Tuesday, as Portales made off with a 57-32 win. Does Portales have another victory up their sleeve, or will Artesia turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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