The Lovington Wildcats will challenge the Mayfield Trojans at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Lovington focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up four on Friday.
Lovington is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Artesia just ended the team's 12-game winning streak dating back to last season on Friday. They had to suffer through a 57-21 loss at the hands of the Bulldogs. The match marked the Wildcats' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Jayden Gutierrez, who picked up 166 receiving yards and a touchdown. He showed off some serious burst, connecting on a big catch for 57 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Mathew Prudencio, who threw for 308 yards and two touchdowns.
Lovington's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Gutierrez and Alex Rivera.
Meanwhile, Mayfield didn't have quite enough to beat Deming on Saturday and fell 29-27.
Having lost for the first time this season, Lovington fell to 5-1. As for Mayfield, their loss dropped their record down to 2-4.
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