Muleshoe's game last Friday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Thursday. They secured a 42-36 W over the Roosevelt Eagles. The score was all tied up 22-22 at the break, but the Mules were the better team in the second half.
Nathan Martens continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 252 yards and two touchdowns while completing 95.2% of his passes, and also rushing for 81 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in October of 2023.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Muleshoe was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 254 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 158 rushing yards in four consecutive matches.
Despite the loss, Roosevelt still got an impressive performance from Jaden Zuniga, who rushed for 74 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries, and also picked up 63 receiving yards and a touchdown.incredibly, Zuniga got all that yardage with just one huge grab Gavino Webster was another key player, gaining 85 total yards and a touchdown.
Muleshoe's win bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Roosevelt, the defeat snapped their losing streak at four games and leaves them with a 5-2 record.
Muleshoe will square off against Littlefield at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Roosevelt, they will face off against Idalou at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Roosevelt's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last five matchups.
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