The Los Lunas Tigers will face off against the West Mesa Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Los Lunas will be looking to keep their six-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Los Lunas is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Eldorado, who was ranked 23rd in their home state at the time (Los Lunas was ranked 11th). Los Lunas came out on top against Eldorado by a score of 14-6 on Thursday.
The critical scores for Los Lunas came from Robert Pino and J'Den Howard.
Los Lunas wouldn't let Eldorado keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Eric Pedro, Gage Marquez, and Aidan Martinez picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 41 points the game before, West Mesa was a bit more limited in their game on Friday. They were beaten by Volcano Vista 35-7. The loss was the Mustangs' first of the season.
Los Lunas now has a winning record of 2-1. As for West Mesa, their defeat was their first of the season and also makes their record 2-1.
Everything came up roses for Los Lunas against West Mesa in their previous matchup back in September of 2021 as the team secured a 42-13 victory. Does Los Lunas have another victory up their sleeve, or will West Mesa turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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