Lovington hasn't had much luck against Artesia recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Lovington Wildcats will head out on the road to square off against the Artesia Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. Lovington is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 62.7 points per game this season.
Lovington is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Portales: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Lovington blew Portales out of the water with a 79-46 final score. The Wildcats have beaten the Rams the last five times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Rams has come to flipping the script.
Kayle Covington
| 12/17/24 @ Kermit | 20 |
| 01/14/25 @ Carlsbad | 19 |
| 01/04/25 vs Espanola Valley | 18 |
| 12/26/24 @ Los Alamos | 18 |
| 01/02/25 vs Mayfield | 17 |
| + 17 more games |
Kayle Covington continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double with 20 points and 14 rebounds. Lovington is 13-6 when Covington posts eight or more boards, but 1-3 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Elijah Rivero, who posted 11 points.
Lovington smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in four consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Artesia over Goddard in every quarter on their way to victory on Friday. Artesia enjoyed a cozy 67-48 victory over Goddard. The win was familiar territory for the Bulldogs who have now won three games in a row.
Artesia's record is now 15-7. As for Lovington, their victory was their first in the district, bumping their district record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 14-9.
Lovington came up short against Artesia in their previous meeting last Friday, falling 59-46. Can Lovington avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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