After each having a week off, the Deming Wildcats and the Santa Teresa Desert Warriors will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Deming is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 27.9 points per game this season.
Deming will head into Friday's matchup hoping to keep the good times rolling: they only won by two when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 25-point they dealt Goddard last Friday. Deming blew past Goddard 39-14.
It was another big night for Ryan Alfaro, who rushed for 364 yards and five touchdowns on only 15 carries, and also threw for 42 yards and a touchdown. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 93-yard run. Deming also got a significant boost from Isaac Martinez, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 100 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Deming was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 473 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Santa Teresa was not able to break out of their rough patch last Thursday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They were beaten by Artesia 57-0. While losing is never fun, the Desert Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico football rankings (they are ranked 60th, while the Bulldogs are ranked sixth).
Deming's win bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Santa Teresa, their loss dropped their record down to 1-6.
Thursday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Deming has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 290 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Santa Teresa struggles in that department as they've been averaging 152.6. It's looking like Thursday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Everything went Deming's way against Santa Teresa in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as Deming made off with a 24-0 victory. Will Deming repeat their success, or does Santa Teresa have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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