Football Preview: Lordsburg Mavericks vs. Melrose Buffaloes
The Lordsburg Mavericks will venture away from home to face off against the Melrose Buffaloes at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Lordsburg is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Hagerman/Lake Arthur, who was ranked 24th in their home state at the time (Lordsburg was ranked 14th). Lordsburg's defense stepped up to hand Hagerman/Lake Arthur a 50-0 shutout on Friday. The win was some much needed relief for the Mavericks as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Meanwhile, Melrose put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Mescalero Apache 52-0 at home.
The victory got Lordsburg back to even at 3-3. As for Melrose, they pushed their record up to 8-0 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season.
Lordsburg was taken down by Melrose 50-0 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can Lordsburg avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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