Santa Teresa was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their ninth straight loss. They were beaten by the Lovington Wildcats 44-9. While losing is never fun, the Desert Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico football rankings (they are ranked 60th, while the Wildcats are ranked 19th).
When it comes to explaining why Santa Teresa lost, don't look at Nicholas Vierra. Despite the final result, he rushed for 134 yards while picking up 7.4 yards per carry, and also threw for 117 yards and a touchdown. Those 134 rushing yards gave Vierra a new career-high.
It was another big night for Mathew Prudencio, who threw for 199 yards and three touchdowns while completing 87.5% of his passes for Lovington. Ondalis Cardenas helped Prudencio out on the ground, rushing for 59 yards and a touchdown.
Santa Teresa's defeat dropped their record down to 1-9. As for Lovington, the victory snapped their losing streak at four games and leaves them with a 6-4 record.
As of now, neither Santa Teresa nor Lovington have any future games scheduled.
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