Lovington is 9-1 against Portales since October of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Lovington Wildcats will be playing in front of their home fans against the Portales Rams at 12:00 p.m. Lovington is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 4.1 goals per game this season.
Portales better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if last week is any indication, that's when Lovington really get things going. Lovington was the clear victor by a 4-1 margin over Goddard on Tuesday. The Wildcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matchups by three goals or more this season.
They hit Goddard with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Luis Orpineda,
Alejandro Mendoza,
Matthew Contreras, and
Payton Hernandez.
Meanwhile, Portales was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss. They came up short against Artesia, falling 7-0.
Lovington pushed their record up to 7-7 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Portales, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-9.
Lovington took their victory against Portales in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Does Lovington have another victory up their sleeve, or will Portales turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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