The Clovis Wildcats will venture away from home to face off against the Rio Grande Ravens at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
On Saturday, Clovis came up short against Bernalillo and fell 57-47. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico basketball rankings (they are ranked 48th, while the Spartans are ranked ninth).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Rio Grande). They claimed a resounding 56-16 win over Valley. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
The win was the third in a row for Rio Grande, bringing their record up to 6-8. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 26.3 points on average over those games. As for Clovis, they have been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 6-10 record this season.
Everything came up roses for Clovis against Rio Grande in their previous meeting back in December of 2017, as the team secured a 60-10 win. In that game, the Wildcats amassed a halftime lead of 39-4, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
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