The Sandia Matadors are taking a road trip to take on the West Mesa Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Sandia has been dominant on offense recently, having racked up an incredible 125 points over their last three matchups.
Sandia is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Eldorado, who was ranked 17th at the time (Sandia was ranked 23rd). The Matadors fell just short of the Golden Eagles by a score of 53-50 on Friday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game back in September (37), the Matadors still had to take the loss.
Sandia's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Jahleel Lewis, who threw for 329 yards and four TDs, and George Smith, who gained 231 total yards and four touchdowns. Smith was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 62 yards.
Meanwhile, West Mesa came up short against Albuquerque on Friday and fell 34-27.
Sandia dropped their record down to 2-5 with the loss, which was their third straight at home. Those home defeats can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 29.0 points over those games. As for West Mesa, their loss dropped their record down to 2-5.
Everything came up roses for Sandia against West Mesa when the teams last played back in October of 2024, as the team secured a 41-7 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was the Mustangs' Jamari Phillips-Woods, who rushed for 130 yards and one touchdown while picking up 8.1 yards per carry. Now that he won't be playing on Thursday, will it be easier for the Matadors to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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