Portales basketball preview capsules

BOYS

Portales (8-4) at Lovington (7-8)

7 p.m., Lovington High School

Last time out: Each team beat its Friday-night opponent at home in different ways.

Portales beat Robertson 60-54, winning a fairly close game in part because of winning the third quarter 19-14. Lovington, meanwhile, clobbered Cobre 74-34.

Last meeting: The teams played last Jan. 10, with the Rams winning 81-70.

The lowdown: Portales is playing good basketball right now, and like every team wants to keep it going. Last year was last year, but the Rams seem quite capable of putting another double-digit loss on Lovington. Both come in with momentum, though, after Friday night’s successes.

GIRLS

Portales (14-2) at Roswell (6-10)

7:30 p.m., Roswell High School

Last time out: Portales won fairly easily, 52-39, over Lubbock Christian on Saturday. Roswell shellacked Deming 57-27 in its last game.

Last meeting: On Jan. 10 of last year, the Lady Rams were beaten by the Lady Coyotes, 65-56.

The lowdown: Portales is having a special season and would like to keep it going that way.

It would seem the Lady Rams have a good chance of doing that tonight, sporting their 14 wins in 16 tries, while the Lady Coyotes are 6-10, with a .375 winning percentage.

Roswell is on a two-game winning streak, however, with that rout of Deming preceded by a 77-39 blowout of Chaparral. And last year’s result looms over Portales’ head.