The West Mesa Mustangs will head out to face off against the Santa Fe Demons at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Neither West Mesa nor Santa Fe posted many points in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
West Mesa is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Eldorado, who was ranked tenth in their home state at the time (West Mesa was ranked 21st). West Mesa came up short against Eldorado on Thursday, falling 28-6. The match marked the Mustangs' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Meanwhile, Santa Fe was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They had to suffer through a 55-0 loss at the hands of La Cueva.
This is the second loss in a row for West Mesa and nudges their season record down to 4-5. As for Santa Fe, their loss dropped their record down to 2-7.
Everything came up roses for West Mesa against Santa Fe in their previous matchup back in August of 2023, as the squad secured a 42-6 win. Will West Mesa repeat their success, or does Santa Fe have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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