Two dominant signal callers in Nicholas Vierra and Izac Cazares are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Santa Teresa Desert Warriors will be playing at home against the Artesia Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Santa Teresa has struggled recently with five defeats in a row, while Artesia will arrive with three straight victories.
Santa Teresa's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Roswell on Friday. They took a blow against the Coyotes, falling 47-0. 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 64th, while the Coyotes are ranked 11th).
Meanwhile, Artesia won against Gadsden last Friday with 57 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. Artesia blew past Lovington 57-21 on the road. The Bulldogs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matchups by 36 points or more this season.
Santa Teresa's loss dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Artesia, their win bumped their record up to 4-2.
Santa Teresa was taken down by Artesia 53-0 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can Santa Teresa avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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