Lovington lost against Roswell back in December of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Lovington Wildcats took a 59-43 bruising from the Roswell Coyotes. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico basketball rankings (they are ranked 47th, while the Coyotes are ranked sixth).
| 01/18/25 @ Roswell | 11 |
| 01/14/25 @ Carlsbad | 19 |
| 01/11/25 vs Belen | 16 |
Despite the loss, Lovington still got an impressive performance from Kayle Covington, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 11 boards. Covington has been hot recently, having posted 11 or more rebounds the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Donnivan Gomez, who posted four points and three steals.
Lovington has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-7 record this season. As for Roswell, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-4.
Lovington will challenge Carlsbad at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Lovington is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 62.3 points per game this season. As for Roswell, they and Artesia will meet in a dog eat dog contest at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Artesia will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something Roswell surely won't give up without a fight.
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