Bovina is 1-8 against Farwell since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Bovina Mustangs will be staying on the road to face off against the Farwell Steers at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Bovina is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They strolled past Smyer with points to spare last Friday, taking the game 28-12. The score was all tied up 12-12 at the break, but the Mustangs were the (much) better team in the second half.
Angel Lara continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 219 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.1 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Bovina was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 313 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Bovina didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Ricardo Cano, Jairo Mares, Jose Carranza, and Isaac Tavera picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, after only six points in their last contest, Farwell made sure to put some points up on the board against Friona on Friday. Everything went Farwell's way against Friona as Farwell made off with a 39-13 win. The Steers pushed the score to 27-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Chieftans cut but never quite recovered from.
Bovina's victory ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-3. As for Farwell, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 2-4.
Bovina was dealt a bruising 41-7 loss at the hands of Farwell in their previous matchup back in September of 2021. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Bovina was down 28-0.
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