On Friday, West Mesa faced Sandia in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The West Mesa Mustangs were beaten by the Sandia Matadors 41-7. The Mustangs lost against the Matadors in their previous head to head back in September of 2023, too, but the margin this time around was even wider than the 36-28 score last time.
When it comes to explaining why West Mesa lost, don't look at Jamari Phillips-Woods. Despite the final result, he rushed for 130 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.1 yards per carry. That's the most rushing yards Phillips-Woods has posted since back in August.
Jahleel Lewis continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Sandia, throwing for 215 yards and four touchdowns on only 16 passes, while also rushing for 58 yards and a touchdown on only five carries.
West Mesa's loss dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Sandia, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 4-4 record this season.
West Mesa will square off against Eldorado at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Sandia, they will face off against Albuquerque at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Sandia is facing Albuquerque at the right time seeing as Albuquerque is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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