Littlefield lost against Muleshoe back in August of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Littlefield Wildcats took a 55-51 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Muleshoe Mules.
Nathan Martens was his usual excellent self, rushing for 142 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries, while also throwing for 363 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 14.0 yards per attempt for Muleshoe. Martens' longest rush was for an impressive 66 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Littlefield dropped their record down to 5-3 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road. As for Muleshoe, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-2.
Littlefield will be playing in front of their home fans against Idalou at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Littlefield knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past five matches -- so hopefully Idalou likes a good challenge. As for Muleshoe, they will venture away from home to face off against Slaton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Muleshoe is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.8 points per game this season.
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