Lovington hasn't had much luck against Artesia recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Lovington Wildcats will challenge the Artesia Bulldogs at 5:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Lovington is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Portales on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Lovington had to suffer through a 74-40 loss at the hands of Portales. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Wildcats have suffered against the Rams since February 4, 2022.
Meanwhile, Artesia was just a bucket shy of victory on Friday and fell 49-48 to Goddard. The Bulldogs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Lovington's loss dropped their record down to 13-10. As for Artesia, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-13.
Lovington came up short against Artesia when the teams last played last Friday, falling 41-37. Can Lovington avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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