On Thursday, Las Cruces faced Cleveland in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Las Cruces Bulldawgs took a 35-25 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Cleveland Storm. The Bulldawgs haven't had much luck with the Storm recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Despite the loss, Las Cruces still got an impressive performance from Daniel Amaro, who rushed for 106 yards and three touchdowns, and also picked up 125 receiving yards and a touchdown. Gunnar Guardiola was another key player, throwing for 280 yards and a touchdown.
Isaiah Yannis was his usual excellent self, rushing for 123 yards and three touchdowns for Cleveland. The dominant performance gave Yannis a new career-high in rushing yards.
Las Cruces' defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-2. As for Cleveland, their win was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-1.
Las Cruces will venture away from home to challenge Hobbs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Cleveland, they will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Pebble Hills at 7:00 p.m. Cleveland has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 144 points over their last three matchups.
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