Football Preview: Texico Wolverines vs. Navajo Prep Eagles
The Texico Wolverines will challenge the Navajo Prep Eagles at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Texico is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Texico's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed two weeks ago. They breezed by Jal to the tune of 52-0. Considering the Wolverines have won five contests by more than 37 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Navajo Prep had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They blew past the Bobcats 54-30. The Eagles' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
It was another big night for Xavier Nez, who threw for 300 yards and five touchdowns while completing 78.9% of his passes, and also rushed for 92 yards on only ten carries. 121 of Nez's passing yards were hauled in by LeVaughn Jim.
Navajo Prep was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 236 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 199 rushing yards in eight consecutive games.
Navajo Prep's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB six times. The heavy lifting was done by Nehemiah Simpson and Jaycob Franklin, who racked up four sacks between them. Franklin is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least eight every time he's taken the field this season.
Texico's win was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-0. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 42.6 points per game. As for Navajo Prep, their record is now 8-2.
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