It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but the Lovington Wildcats had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They walked away with a 70-61 victory over the Rams. The win was just what Lovington needed coming off of a 71-30 defeat in their prior contest.
Lovington's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Demarcus Thompson jr, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 12 rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Thompson jr has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Kayle Covington, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 13 rebounds.
Lovington is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-11 record this season. As for Portales, their defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 16-13.
Lovington will challenge Valley at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Portales does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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