The Ulysses Tigers will challenge the Smith Center Redmen at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Ulysses took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 26-12 win over Goodland. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Tigers as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Caden Ledesma
| 10/03/25 vs Goodland | 77 |
| 09/19/25 vs Holcomb | 35 |
| 09/12/25 vs Hugoton | 30 |
| 09/27/24 vs Scott | 1 |
| 09/26/25 @ Scott | -8 |
Ulysses can attribute much of their success to Caden Ledesma, who threw for 138 yards and two touchdowns while completing 84.2% of his passes, and also rushed for 77 yards. Those 77 rushing yards gave Ledesma a new career-high. Tyce Perez was in the mix too, providing Ulysses with two scores.
Ulysses didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Julian Garcia and Julian Meraz.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Smith Center). They were the clear victors by a 42-21 margin over Thomas More Prep-Marian on Friday. The win continues a trend for the Redmen in their matchups with the Monarchs: they've now won seven in a row.
Smith Center's victory bumped their record up to 5-0. As for Ulysses, their win bumped their record up to 2-3.
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