On Friday, Roswell faced Lovington in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Roswell Coyotes lost to the Lovington Wildcats on the road by a 35-21 margin. The loss was the Coyotes' first of the season.
Lovington was led to victory by Ondalis Cardenas and Mathew Prudencio. Cardenas rushed for 85 yards and three touchdowns, while Prudencio threw for 245 yards and two touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes. The dominant performance gave Prudencio a new career-high in rushing yards.
Having lost for the first time this season, Roswell fell to 2-1. As for Lovington, the victory for them keeps them at an undefeated 4-0.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Roswell will take on Deming at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Lovington, they will head out on the road to square off against Goddard at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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