On Thursday, Cleveland faced Las Cruces in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Cleveland Storm walked away with a 35-25 victory over the Las Cruces Bulldawgs. The win was familiar territory for the Storm who have now won three matchups in a row.
It was another big night for Isaiah Yannis, who rushed for 123 yards and three touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
When it comes to explaining why Las Cruces lost, don't look at Daniel Amaro. Despite the final result, he rushed for 106 yards and three touchdowns, and also picked up 125 receiving yards and a touchdown. Gunnar Guardiola was another key player, having thrown for 280 yards and onetouchdown.
Cleveland's victory was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-1. As for Las Cruces, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-2.
Cleveland will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Pebble Hills at 7:00 p.m. Cleveland's defense has only allowed 16.8 points per game this season, so Pebble Hills' offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Las Cruces, they will challenge Hobbs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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