The Cloudcroft Bears will head out to  challenge the Escalante Lobos  at 6:00  p.m.  on Friday. Cloudcroft has given up an average of 44  points per game this season, but Friday's  game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Cloudcroft is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another  one of New Mexico's top teams: Clayton, who was ranked 16th  at the time (Cloudcroft was ranked 25th). The Bears took a  blow against the Yellowjackets on Saturday, falling  52-0. The  game marked the first time this year in which the Bears were not able to get on the board.
 Meanwhile,  after only 12  points in their last  contest, Escalante made sure to put some  points up on the board against Questa  on Saturday. The Lobos put the hurt on the Wildcats with a sharp  34-12 win. The  victory continues a trend for the Lobos in their matchups with the Wildcats: they've now won seven in a row.
 Cloudcroft's defeat dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Escalante, their win bumped their record up to 4-2.
 Cloudcroft lost to Escalante on the road  by a decisive  28-14 margin  when the teams last played  back in October of 2024. Can the Bears avenge their  loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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