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| 09/19/25 - Away | 57-14 W |
| 09/20/24 - Home | 54-21 W |
| 09/03/21 - Away | 42-13 W |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Los Lunas). They took their game on Friday with ease, bagging a 57-14 victory over the West Mesa Mustangs. The win continues a trend for the Tigers in their matchups with the Mustangs: they've now won three in a row.
Kaiden Reese was a one-man wrecking crew as he rushed for 166 yards on only six carries, and also threw for 98 yards and one TD on only eight passes. What's more, he racked up 134.4 passer rating, the most he's had since back in October of 2024. Another big playmaker for Los Lunas was Nick Fuentes, who returned a punt for a touchdown.
Los Lunas' run defense was locked in: West Mesa could only muster 3.1 yards per carry. The team can thank Brad Mallory for the heroic effort on defense: he. Los Lunas didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 14.9.
Los Lunas didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off five passes before the game was over. It was a group effort, with five picking up one apiece. Joaquin Trujillo is also crushing it when it comes to defended passes: he's defended at least one every time he's taken the field this season. Los Lunas got some further help from Mallory: he forced one fumble and made 15 total tackles (5.0 for loss).
When it comes to explaining why West Mesa lost, don't look at Marcos Ochoa. Despite the final result, he picked up 116 receiving yards and one touchdown.
Los Lunas now has a winning record of 3-2. As for West Mesa, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-3.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Los Lunas will take on rival Albuquerque at 11:00 a.m. on October 4. Meanwhile, West Mesa is set to square off against their familiar foe La Cueva at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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