The Portales Rams pushed their score all the way to 64 on Thursday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They lost to Lovington on the road by a decisive 82-64 margin. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Tuesday (62), Portales still had to take the loss.
Leading Lovington to victory were Kayle Covington and Julian Arroyo. Covington dropped a double-double on 19 points and 15 rebounds, while Arroyo scored 23 points. Another player making a difference was Elijah Rivero, who scored ten points along with five rebounds and four steals.
Portales has not been sharp recently as the team has lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 16-12 record this season. As for Lovington, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 17-10.
Portales does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Lovington, they will head out on the road to face off against Artesia at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Artesia knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past seven contests -- so hopefully Lovington likes a good challenge.
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