Slaton has been on the road for three straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Muleshoe Mules at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
It was a proper cat-fight when Slaton challenged Littlefield last Friday. The contest between Slaton and Littlefield wasn't particularly close, with Slaton falling 55-36.
Meanwhile, Muleshoe didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Littlefield on Friday, but they still walked away with a 55-51 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Mules.
Nathan Martens continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, 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. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Muleshoe was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 289 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're rushing yard total in five consecutive games.
Slaton's defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 5-2. As for Muleshoe, their win bumped their record up to 6-2.
Everything came up roses for Slaton against Muleshoe in their previous meeting back in November of 2019, as the squad secured a 70-28 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Muleshoe's Zach Hasley, who threw for 257 yards and four touchdowns while completing 90% of his passes. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Slaton to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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