Muleshoe won the last time they faced Lamesa, and things went their way on Friday too. The Muleshoe Mules breezed by the Lamesa Tornadoes at home to the tune of 74-42. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 52-27.
Nathan Martens was a one-man wrecking crew for Muleshoe as he threw for 335 yards and five touchdowns while completing 86.7% of his passes, and also rushed for 47 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Muleshoe was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 245 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lamesa only rushed for 70.
Lamesa's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Daniel Ramos, who threw for 360 yards and five touchdowns. Cylius Mccurley was Ramos' top target, picking up 149 receiving yards and four touchdowns.
The victory made it two in a row for Muleshoe and bumps their season record up to 2-0. As for Lamesa, they are on a five-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-2.
Muleshoe will face off against New Home at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Muleshoe is looking to tack on another W to their seven-game streak on the road dating back to last season. As for Lamesa, they will challenge Lake View at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 905 yards in their previous games.
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