Football Preview: Roswell Coyotes vs. Artesia Bulldogs
Roswell has won seven straight games at home, while Artesia has won seven straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Saturday. The two teams will meet in a canine-themed contest at 1:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Roswell is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They breezed by Gadsden to the tune of 49-21.
Meanwhile, Artesia faced Mayfield in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. Artesia simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Mayfield 50-14. With the Bulldogs ahead 29-0 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Izac Cazares continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 137 yards and a touchdown on only five carries, while also throwing for 160 yards and three touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes. His longest rush was for an incredible 89 yards. Another player making a difference was Frankie Galindo, who rushed for 138 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries.
Artesia was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 313 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Artesia didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. Haden Harcrow led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself.
Artesia has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.9 points per game. As for Roswell, their win bumped their record up to 10-1.
Roswell didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Artesia in their previous meeting back in October, but they still walked away with a 44-40 victory. Will Roswell repeat their success, or does Artesia have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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