Football Preview: Las Cruces Bulldawgs vs. West Mesa Mustangs
The Las Cruces Bulldawgs will welcome the West Mesa Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Las Cruces will be looking to keep their three-game home win streak alive.
Las Cruces is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Centennial, who was ranked second in their home state at the time (Las Cruces was ranked fifth). Las Cruces took a hard 42-24 fall against Centennial on Friday. The Bulldawgs' loss signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, West Mesa never let their opponents score last Thursday. They blew past Santa Fe 37-0. That 37 point margin sets a new team best for the Mustangs this season.
West Mesa's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Logan Jacobson-Waldrep led the charge by rushing for 141 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries. Jacobson-Waldrep's longest rush was for an incredible 88 yards. Another back making a difference was Jamari Phillips-Woods, who rushed for 113 yards and a touchdown.
West Mesa was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 419 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 155 rushing yards in five consecutive contests.
The win got West Mesa back to even at 5-5. As for Las Cruces, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-3.
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