Chaparral lost against Lovington back in January of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Chaparral Lobos took a blow against the Lovington Wildcats, falling 85-35. While losing is never fun, the Lobos can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico basketball rankings (they are ranked 106th, while the Wildcats are ranked 27th).
Lovington's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Ashelynn Borunda, who shot 4-for-7 from beyond the arc and dropped a double-double on 32 points and ten rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Borunda has scored at least a third of Lovington's points. Another player making a difference was Malaiya Castro, who went 10 of 16 en route to 27 points in addition to seven assists and three steals.
Chaparral's defeat was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 6-12. As for Lovington, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-8 record this season.
Chaparral will head out to challenge Hatch Valley at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Chaparral is facing Hatch Valley at the right time seeing as Hatch Valley is stuck on a seven-game losing streak. As for Lovington, they will welcome Artesia at 5:30 p.m. on January 31st. Lovington is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53.6 points per game this season.
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