The Lovington Wildcats are taking a road trip to face off against the Tatum Coyotes at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
It was a proper cat-fight when Lovington took on Gadsden on Tuesday. Lovington breezed by Gadsden to the tune of 61-30. Winning may never get old, but the Wildcats sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Tatum's strategy against Gateway Christian on Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Tatum blew Gateway Christian out of the water with a 78-29 final score. The match was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Coyotes had established a 33 point advantage.
Tatum's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-3. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 37.2 points. As for Lovington, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-6 record this season.
Lovington strolled past Tatum when the teams last played on Friday by a score of 69-50. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lovington since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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