Artesia is on a eight-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Deming is on a six-game streak of away wins (also dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Artesia Bulldogs will challenge the Deming Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Artesia is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Centennial, who was ranked second in their home state at the time (Artesia was ranked eighth). Artesia was dealt a 70-39 defeat at the hands of Centennial on Saturday.
Despite the loss, Artesia got top-tier performance from Izac Cazares, who threw for 476 yards and five touchdowns. Another player making a difference was Ethan Conn, who picked up 162 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Even though they lost, Artesia was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 515 total yards. That's the most total yards they've posted since back in August of 2023.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the contest if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Deming's strategy against Silver on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Deming blew Silver out of the water with a 45-6 final score. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 21-0.
Artesia now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Deming, their victory bumped their record up to 3-0.
Everything came up roses for Artesia against Deming when the teams last played back in September of 2023 as the team secured a 54-26 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Deming's Ryan Alfaro, who rushed for 215 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 13.4 yards per carry. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Artesia still be able to contain Alfaro? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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