It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but West Las Vegas had no problem doing just that on Saturday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Ruidoso Warriors a 26-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Dons, who have now won five games by 22 points or more so far this season.
A big part of West Las Vegas' win came down to the chemistry between Cj Perea and his top target Devaughn Kensey. Perea threw for 145 yards and a touchdown while Kensey picked up 89 receiving yards and a touchdown.
West Las Vegas was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 214 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 96.2 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 173.4.
West Las Vegas wouldn't let Ruidoso keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. West Las Vegas can thank Cruz Martinez and Carlo Lucero for forcing both of them. Lucero also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 14.
The victory was the third in a row for West Las Vegas, bringing their record for this year to 6-5. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 34.0 points per game. As for Ruidoso, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-9.
West Las Vegas has already played their next matchup, a 38-15 loss against Robertson on the 16th. Ruidoso does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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