The Lovington Wildcats lost against the Artesia Bulldogs on February 2nd, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. Lovington fell 57-50 to Artesia. Lovington has not had much luck with Artesia recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Kayle Covington and Demarcus Thompson jr certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Covington scored 13 points along with seven rebounds and two steals, while Thompson jr scored seven points along with ten rebounds. Thompson jr is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as he's now pulled down eight or more in the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Mika Pando, who scored five points along with two steals.
Lovington's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-10. As for Artesia, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 14-8.
Lovington will head out on the road to challenge Goddard at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Lovington is facing Goddard at the right time seeing as Goddard is stuck on a seven-game losing streak. As for Artesia, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Portales at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Artesia has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 324 points over their last five contests.
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