Lovington has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will square off against the Goddard Rockets at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Friday, Lovington came up short against Artesia and fell 57-50. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Lovington in their matchups with Artesia: they've now lost seven in a row.
Despite the loss, Lovington had strong showings from Kayle Covington, who scored 13 points along with seven rebounds and two steals, and Demarcus Thompson jr, who scored seven points along with ten rebounds. Thompson jr is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as he's now pulled down eight or more in the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Mika Pando, who scored five points along with two steals.
Meanwhile, Goddard's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Friday after their seventh straight defeat. They ended up on the wrong side of a tough 57-36 walloping at the hands of Portales. Goddard was down 44-21 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Lovington's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-10. As for Goddard, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost 11 of their last 12 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-19 record this season.
Everything came up roses for Lovington against Goddard when the teams last played two weeks ago as the team secured a 69-31 win. In that matchup, Lovington amassed a halftime lead of 39-10, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
