On Friday, Mescalero Apache faced Mesilla Valley Christian School in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Mescalero Apache Chiefs were beaten by the Mesilla Valley Christian School SonBlazers 64-14. The Chiefs haven't had much luck with the SonBlazers recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Several Chiefs players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Landyn Hiles, who rushed for 128 yards and a touchdown. The team also got some help courtesy of Nicholas Yuzos, who rushed for 75 yards on only eight carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Mescalero Apache was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 252 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since was before the start of last season.
Mescalero Apache now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Mesilla Valley Christian School, the win for them keeps them at an undefeated 4-0.
Mescalero Apache will square off against Hagerman/Lake Arthur at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Mescalero Apache focused on turnovers this week as team gave up four on Friday. As for Mesilla Valley Christian School, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Gateway Christian at 7:00 p.m. Both teams will come into the game having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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