Mayfield has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will square off against the Deming Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Mayfield is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Belen 53-7. The Trojans' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Meanwhile, Deming faced Gadsden in a battle between two of the state's top teams last Friday. Deming walked away with a 15-7 win over Gadsden. The victory was familiar territory for the Wildcats who have now won five matchups in a row.
The critical scores for Deming came from Isaiah Pizarro and Isaac Martinez.
Deming pushed their record up to 8-2 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 11.0 points per game. As for Mayfield, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-6.
Mayfield couldn't quite finish off Deming in their previous matchup back in September and fell 29-27. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Deming's Ryan Alfaro, who rushed for 133 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 8.3 yards per carry. Now that Mayfield 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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