New Mexico High School Football - Santa Rosa held off by Texico
August 25, 2023: Santa Rosa, NM 88435 In Friday's non-league game, the Texico Wolverines (Texico, NM) football team tipped the host Santa Rosa Lions (Santa Rosa, NM), by a final score of 28-26.
The Wolverines (2-0) will now prepare for their game against New Mexico Military Institute (Roswell, NM). The Colts come into the non-league game with a 2-0 record. In their last game, New Mexico Military Institute got by Cloudcroft (Cloudcroft, NM), 49-6, in a non-league game.
The Lions now hold a 1-1 record. They take the field next when they travel to Robertson for a non-league contest on Friday, September 1. Santa Rosa will play a Cardinals squad coming off a 3-0 non-league win over Cobre (Bayard, NM). The Cardinals record now stands at 2-0.