Jal fell victim to Texico and their airtight defense on Friday. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 54-0 to the Wolverines, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico football rankings (they are ranked 66th, while the Wolverines are ranked 12th).
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Texico to victory, but perhaps none more so than Cross Figg, who rushed for 113 yards and 4 TDs on only 6 carries. Figg has averaged 2.3 rushing touchdowns per game over his last 10 games compared to 1.3 in his first nine games last season. Jaheim Moses was another key player, gaining 144 total yards and two touchdowns.
Jal has been struggling for a while as they've lost nine of their last 12 games, dating back to last year. That's dragged them to a 3-5 record this season. As for Texico, they pushed their record up to 6-1 with the win, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Jal is set to square off against their familiar foe Dexter at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Texico will face off against their in-conference opponent Loving at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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