Football Preview: Ruidoso Warriors vs. Dexter Demons
The Ruidoso Warriors will head out on the road to challenge the Dexter Demons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Ruidoso has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with 11 straight losses, while Dexter will come in with five straight victories.
Two weeks ago, Ruidoso was beaten by Robertson 68-13. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico football rankings (they are ranked 69th, while the Cardinals are ranked 20th).
Although Ruidoso took the loss, they still got scores from Mason Zabel and Charlie McCalister.
Meanwhile, Dexter never let their opponents score on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Cobre 51-0 at home. The Demons might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matchups by 22 points or more this season.
Dexter's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Cj Granados led the charge by throwing for 171 yards and a touchdown while completing 87.5% of his passes.
Dexter wouldn't let Cobre keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Dexter can thank Wyatt Sena and Rigo Regalado for forcing both of them.
Ruidoso's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Dexter, their win was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0.
Ruidoso was dealt a bruising 60-14 loss at the hands of Dexter in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Ruidoso avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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