The Goddard Rockets will face off against the Deming Wildcats at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Goddard is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Roswell, who was ranked 13th at the time (Goddard was ranked 24th). The Rockets took a hard 35-21 fall against the Coyotes on Friday. The defeat continues a trend for the Rockets in their meetings with the Coyotes: they've now lost four in a row.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Deming faced off against Gadsden on Friday. The Wildcats lost 27-7 to the Panthers. The contest marked the Wildcats' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Goddard will have to contain Joan Ramirez as he made an impact in Deming's last game. He picked up 149 receiving yards. Ramirez's receiving production has been exceptional as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 109 receiving yards.
Deming's loss dropped their record down to 1-9. As for Goddard, they suffered their first home defeat, dropping their record down to 6-4.
Goddard beat Deming 40-33 in their previous meeting back in October. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Ramirez, who picked up 224 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will the Rockets still be able to contain Ramirez? There's only one way to find out.
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