The Tularosa Wildcats will square off against the Robertson Cardinals at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Tularosa's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They breezed past Capitan to the tune of 46-0. The Wildcats haven't had any issues with the Tigers recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive victory against them.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Robertson faced off against Raton on Friday. The Cardinals put the hurt on the Tigers with a sharp 24-0 win. The Cardinals might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matchups by 24 points or more this season.
Robertson's win came from a few key players Tularosa will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Andres Sanchez, who rushed for 66 yards and one TD. Robertson also got help from Brenen Deisler, who showed off his sure hands for 125 receiving yards.
Robertson didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited Raton to a completion percentage of just 47.1%. The team can thank Santos Padilla for the heroic effort on defense: he. Robertson wasn't nearly as limited: they posted one of 56.2%.
Tularosa's victory bumped their record up to 2-3. As for Robertson, their win bumped their record up to 4-1.
Tularosa took a serious blow against Robertson when the teams last played back in September of 2024, falling 51-0. Thankfully for the Wildcats, Jesse James Gonzalez (who threw for 243 yards and three touchdowns while completing 84.6% of his passes, and also rushed for 82 yards and one score on only five carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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