West Las Vegas is 0-10 against Robertson since October of 2017 but things could change on Saturday. The West Las Vegas Dons will face off against the Robertson Cardinals at 1:00 p.m. West Las Vegas will be strutting in after a victory while Robertson will be coming in after a defeat.
West Las Vegas is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. Everything went their way against Ruidoso as West Las Vegas made off with a 26-0 win. The Dons might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matches by 22 points or more this season.
A big part of West Las Vegas' victory came down to the chemistry between Cj Perea and his top target Devaughn Kensey. Perea threw for 145 yards and a touchdown while Kensey picked up 89 receiving yards and a touchdown.
West Las Vegas was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 214 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 96.2 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 173.4.
Meanwhile, Robertson's undefeated season came to an end after nine games two weeks ago. They took a 34-21 hit to the loss column at the hands of St. Michael's. The matchup marked the Cardinals' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Despite the loss, Robertson had strong showings from Jesse James Gonzalez, who rushed for 115 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries, and George Smith, who rushed for 108 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries.
The win (which was West Las Vegas' third in a row) raised their record to 6-5. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 34.0 points per game. As for Robertson, their defeat ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 9-1.
West Las Vegas couldn't quite finish off Robertson in their previous meeting back in October and fell 28-26. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Gonzalez, who threw for 225 yards and two touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes, and also rushed for 64 yards and a touchdown. Now that West Las Vegas knows 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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