The Mayfield Trojans's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Belen Eagles at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Mayfield is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Artesia, who was ranked eighth in their home state at the time (Mayfield was ranked 23rd). Mayfield lost to Artesia at home by a 42-28 margin on Saturday. The Trojans have struggled against the Bulldogs recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Belen beat Capital 28-21 last Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Eagles.
Gonzalo Cano and Damian Avila were among the main playmakers for Belen as the former rushed for 87 yards and two touchdowns and the latter rushed for 78 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries. Those 78 rushing yards gave Avila a new career-high.
Belen didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Avila and Santiago Cordova. Avila also punched in two rushing touchdowns, which is notable because Belen is 2-1 when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 2-4 otherwise.
Belen was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 261 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Capital only rushed for 120.
Belen's victory bumped their record up to 4-5. As for Mayfield, their loss dropped their record down to 4-6.
Mayfield came out on top in a nail-biter against Belen in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, sneaking past 22-20. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Belen's Derian Rodriguez, who rushed for 92 yards and three touchdowns. Now that he won't be playing on Saturday, will it be easier for Mayfield to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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