The Las Cruces Bulldawgs will head out on the road to challenge the Alamogordo Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Las Cruces has seven straight wins, Alamogordo has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Las Cruces is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Clovis, who was ranked 20th at the time (Las Cruces was ranked first). The Bulldawgs took their contest last Friday with ease, bagging a 56-6 victory over the Wildcats. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 42-6.
Meanwhile, Alamogordo was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 30-25 to Carlsbad. While the Tigers didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Cavemen/Cavegirls 13-7 in the first quarter.
Alamogordo's loss dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Las Cruces, their win bumped their record up to 7-0.
Everything came up roses for Las Cruces against Alamogordo in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, as the team secured a 59-14 victory. In that matchup, the Bulldawgs amassed a halftime lead of 38-7, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
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