Santa Teresa was the 22-16 winner over Chaparral when they last played one another back in October of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Santa Teresa Desert Warriors took a 26-7 bruising from the Chaparral Lobos on Friday. The Desert Warriors have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
When it comes to explaining why Santa Teresa lost, don't look at Nicholas Vierra. Despite the final result, he rushed for 116 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries, and also threw for 100 yards on 12 of 21 attempts. The dominant performance gave Vierra a new career-high in rushing yards.
The critical scores for Chaparral came from Isaac Herrera, Juan Urquizo, and Israel Nieto.
Santa Teresa now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Chaparral, their victory ended a six-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 1-2.
Santa Teresa will take on Goddard at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Chaparral, they will face off against New Mexico Military Institute at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Chaparral is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
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