A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Lovington Wildcats challenge the Jal Panthers at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday... Lovington is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 61.8 points per game this season.
Lovington will bounce into Thursday's match after beating Carlsbad, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Lovington walked away with a 54-42 victory over Carlsbad on Tuesday.
Kayle Covington continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 27 points and 15 rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Lovington's points. Another player making a difference was Mika Pando, who posted 12 points.
Meanwhile, Jal posted their biggest win since January 4, 2024 on Tuesday. They blew past Tatum, posting a 65-36 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Panthers.
Jal now has a winning record of 8-7. As for Lovington, their win bumped their record up to 12-7.
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