Tularosa is 2-7 against Eunice since September of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Wildcats will look to defend their home field against the Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Tularosa's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Loving on Friday. They took a blow against the Falcons, falling 46-0. The contest marked the first time this year in which the Wildcats were not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, Eunice came up short against Texico on Friday and fell 42-34. The loss continues a trend for the Cardinals in their meetings with the Wolverines: they've now lost four in a row.
Even if they lost, Eunice's defensive line still kept up the pressure with six sacks. Greyson Meek was especially locked on to Texico's QB and sacked him three times. Tysen Jones was another major factor on D, picking up a sack, forcing one fumble, and making eight total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Eunice's defeat dropped their record down to 5-2. As for Tularosa, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6.
Tularosa might still be hurting after the 27-6 defeat they got from Eunice in their previous meeting back in November of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of the Cardinals' Elijah Melancon, who rushed for 92 yards and a pair of scores, and also threw for 126 yards and two TDs. Now that the Wildcats know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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