The Ruidoso Warriors will face off against the West Las Vegas Dons at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with three defeats in a row, Ruidoso finally turned things around against Hot Springs last Friday. They managed a 21-17 victory over the Tigers.
Tru Camejo went supernova for Ruidoso, rushing for 109 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries. That's the most rushing yards Camejo has posted since back in August.
Another reason for the win was Ruidoso's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for seven sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Zach Friberg and Jaxon Morgan, who racked up five sacks between them. Morgan also set a new season high mark in total tackles with nine.
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led West Las Vegas over Pojoaque Valley in every quarter on their way to victory last Thursday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that West Las Vegas blew Pojoaque Valley out of the water with a 41-12 final score. The result was nothing new for the Dons, who have now won four games by 22 points or more so far this season.
Cj Perea had an outrageously good game as he threw for 163 yards and two touchdowns while completing 81.3% of his passes, and also rushed for 62 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries. Devaughn Kensey got in on the action too, returning a kick for a touchdown.
West Las Vegas was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 232 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 96.6 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 149.4.
Ruidoso's win ended an eight-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-8. As for West Las Vegas, the victory got them back to even at 5-5.
Ruidoso might still be hurting after the 33-7 loss they got from West Las Vegas when the teams last played back in September. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Perea, who threw for 288 yards and three touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Now that Ruidoso 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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