The Ruidoso Warriors will venture away from home to square off against the Dexter Demons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Ruidoso has struggled recently with 11 defeats in a row, while Dexter will arrive with five straight victories.
Two weeks ago, Ruidoso took a blow against Robertson, falling 68-13. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico football rankings (they are ranked 69th, while the Cardinals are ranked 20th).
Although Ruidoso took the loss, they still got scores from Mason Zabel and Charlie McCalister.
Meanwhile, while Dexter put up plenty of points on Friday, the same can't be said for Cobre. Dexter blew past Cobre 51-0 at home. The Demons might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matchups by 22 points or more this season.
Dexter got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Cj Granados out in front who threw for 171 yards and a touchdown while completing 87.5% of his passes.
Dexter wouldn't let Cobre keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Dexter can thank Wyatt Sena and Rigo Regalado for forcing both of them.
Ruidoso's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Dexter, they pushed their record up to 5-0 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season.
Ruidoso was taken down by Dexter 60-14 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Ruidoso avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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