Girls
Portales at Dexter
District 4-3A
When: 7 p.m. today
Records: Portales 11-10, 2-1 district. Dexter 4-18, 0-3
At stake: Portales is looking to end a two-game losing streak
Last outing: Portales lost to Lovington 27-25. Dexter lost to Ruidoso 72-28.
Last meeting: Portales beat Dexter 61-5
Notes: Portales coach Clay Stout said Dexter runs full court pressure all game and drops into a zone.
What 2 watch 4: Stout said the Lady Rams have been focusing on zone defense and working on getting into the gaps in their defense. Portales was working on ball
reversal and 2-3 zone, while keeping in mind this is a home game for Dexter. Stout said he expects Dexter to play better on their home court and be more aggressive.

— Clarence Plank

District 4-3A
    Dist.    All
Lovington    3-0    17-6
Portales    2-1    11-10
Ruidoso    1-2    14-8
Dexter    0-3    4-18   
Tuesday
Portales at Dexter, 7 p.m.
Ruidoso at Lovington, 7 p.m.
Thursday
Ruidsoso at Dexter,
7 p.m.
Saturday
Lovington at Portales, 7 p.m.

Boys
Ruidoso at Portales
District 4-3A
When: 7 p.m. today
Records: Portales 15-7, 5-0 district, Ruidoso 8-15, 2-2
At stake: The Rams can clinch at least a tie for the regular-season district title with a win.
Last outing: Portales defeated NMMI 63-23. Ruidoso lost to Roswell High 54-74
Last meeting: Portales defeated Ruidoso 63-39 Jan. 23 at Ruidoso.
Notes: The Rams have won their five district games this season by a combined score of 293-167.
Ruidoso players to watch: Senior post Keith Brower and junior guard Andrew Gilliand.
Quotable: “Our best game is still out there. We have to keep improving. I don’t want our guys to get complacent about where we stand in the district right now, because our goal is to be seeded among the top three teams for the state tournament.” — Portales boys basketball coach Mark Gallegos

District 4-3A
    Dist.    All
Portales    5-0    15-7
Lovington    3-2    9-15
Ruidoso    2-2    8-15
NMMI    1-4    10-12
Dexter    1-4    6-16
Tuesday
Ruidoso at Portales, 7 p.m.

Thursday
NMMI at Gateway Christian, 7 p.m.

NMMI at Lovington, 7 p.m.
Friday
Lovington at Portales, 7 p.m.

Dexter at Ruidoso, 7 p.m.

Dexter at Ruidoso, 7 p.m.