Portales basketball capsule - Feb. 17

Hope Christian (17-8, 7-0) at Portales boys (14-10, 4-3)

5 p.m.

On the air: KSEL 1450 AM

Last time out: Hope lost to St. Pius Thursday, 74-73. Portales beat NMMI on Tuesday, 57-32.

Last meeting: The Huskies routed the Rams, 76-41, on Jan. 30.

Notes: The Rams have now won back-to-back games, following a rough stretch of seven losses in 12 games. Hope, meanwhile, had won 10-straight games, prior to Thursday. Nonetheless, the Huskies are still perfect in 4A-District 4 play, while the Rams sit in third-place. Last time around, it was never really close for Portales, as Hope Christian limited the Rams to just 25 percent from the field. Hope outscored Portales in the second half of that game, 38-16.

— Compiled by Staff Writer Eric Murray