The Las Cruces Bulldawgs will square off against the La Cueva Bears at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Las Cruces is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26.4 points per game this season.
Las Cruces is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They strolled past Volcano Vista with points to spare, taking the game 17-3. The 17-point effort marked the Bulldawgs' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Daniel Amaro continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 115 yards and two touchdowns. Amaro is crushing it when it comes to rushing touchdowns: he's punched in at least two every time he's taken the field this season.
Meanwhile, La Cueva put another one in the bag on Saturday to keep their perfect season alive. They breezed by Hobbs to the tune of 57-6. Considering the Bears have won ten contests by more than 20 points this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
La Cueva pushed their record up to 11-0 with the victory, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 10.3 points per game. As for Las Cruces, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season.
Las Cruces took a serious blow against La Cueva in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, falling 63-33. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of La Cueva's Cameron Dyer, who rushed for 200 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries, and also threw for 370 yards and two touchdowns on only 18 passes. Now that Las Cruces knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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