On Friday, Lordsburg faced Tatum in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Lordsburg Mavericks fell 36-26 to the Tatum Coyotes. That makes it the first time this season the Mavericks have let down their home crowd.
This is the second loss in a row for Lordsburg and nudges their season record down to 2-2. As for Tatum, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Lordsburg will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Mescalero Apache at 7:00 p.m. on October 4th. As for Tatum, their road trip will continue as they head out to face Hagerman/Lake Arthur at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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