Las Cruces is 6-1 against Carlsbad since October of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Las Cruces Bulldawgs will stay at home for another week and welcome the Carlsbad Cavemen/Cavegirls at 7:00 p.m. One thing working in Las Cruces' favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last four matches.
Las Cruces is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 59-14 victory over Alamogordo at home. The Bulldawgs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five contests by 30 points or more this season.
Las Cruces got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Daniel Amaro out in front who rushed for 55 yards and three touchdowns on only six carries. Amaro is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last six games he's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaxon Alba, who rushed for 116 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries.
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Carlsbad beat Alamogordo 26-21 last Friday.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Kason Perez and Nathanael Best. Perez had a great game and threw for 265 yards and three touchdowns. Meanwhile, Best did his best for the losing side, rushing for 102 yards, while also throwing for 156 yards and a touchdown.
Las Cruces has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. As for Carlsbad, the victory got them back to even at 4-4.
We should be in store for an exciting game as both have no problem gaining yardage. Las Cruces has been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 356.2 total yards per game. However, it's not like Carlsbad struggles in that department as they've been averaging 351.9. With a pair of commanding offenses duking it out, the defenses are going to have their work cut out for them.
Everything came up roses for Las Cruces against Carlsbad in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 43-14 win. Will Las Cruces repeat their success, or does Carlsbad have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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