Goddard won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Tuesday. They lost 64-42 to the Clovis Wildcats. The defeat continues a trend for the Rockets in their matchups with the Wildcats: they've now lost six in a row.
01/21/25 @ Clovis | 2 |
01/17/25 @ Tucumcari | 7 |
01/16/25 vs Moriarty | 5 |
01/14/25 vs Roswell | 3 |
01/11/25 @ Chaparral | 6 |
Goddard lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Jazmin De Leon, who went 5 of 11 en route to 14 points. De Leon is also crushing it when it comes to steals: she's grabbed at least two every time she's taken the court this season. Natalie Hardwick was another key player, putting up five points and 17 boards.
Even though they lost, Goddard smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 18 offensive boards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their offensive board total in three consecutive matchups.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Clovis to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kerrington Goff, who almost dropped a double-double on 13 points and nine rebounds. The dominant performance gave Goff a new career-high in boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Mariana Villezcas, who posted six points in addition to seven steals and five rebounds.
Goddard's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-8. As for Clovis, the win was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 16-3.
Goddard will be playing in front of their home fans against Santa Teresa at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. As for Clovis, they are taking a road trip to take on Portales at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Clovis is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 59.3 points per game this season.
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