The Lordsburg Mavericks will take on the Melrose Buffaloes at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Lordsburg is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup last Friday. They breezed by Mescalero Apache to the tune of 60-6.
Meanwhile, Melrose put another one in the bag two weeks ago to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Tatum, posting a 50-0 victory. Give the Buffaloes' defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
It was another big night for Josiah Roybal, who rushed for ten yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 53 yards and a touchdown.
Melrose pushed their record up to 10-0 with the win, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 6.0 points per game. As for Lordsburg, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-5.
Lordsburg was dealt a bruising 52-0 loss at the hands of Melrose in their previous meeting back in October. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Melrose's Brayden Eldridge, who rushed for 53 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 51 receiving yards and a touchdown. Now that Lordsburg knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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