Lovington has gone 7-1 against Los Alamos recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The two teams will round out the year against one another at at 6:00 p.m. Lovington is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 69.9 points per game this season.
Lovington is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Kermit: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Lovington blew Kermit out of the water with a 66-30 final score. With the Wildcats ahead 36-13 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
| 12/12/23 vs Clovis | 18 |
| 01/12/24 @ Los Alamos | 15 |
| 02/29/24 vs Portales | 15 |
| 12/29/23 vs Los Alamos | 14 |
| 03/09/24 vs Portales | 13 |
Lovington's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Kayle Covington, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 20 rebounds. Those 20 rebounds gave Covington a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Jojo Perez, who posted nine points and five steals.
Meanwhile, Los Alamos was not able to break out of their rough patch last Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss dating back to last season. They took a blow against St. Michael's, falling 61-23. The Hilltoppers were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 40-12.
Los Alamos' defeat dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Lovington, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-2.
Lovington didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Los Alamos when the teams last played back in January, but they still walked away with a 54-49 victory. Will Lovington repeat their success, or does Los Alamos have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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