Alamogordo has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers takes on the Clovis Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Alamogordo is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Las Cruces two weeks ago (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Alamogordo had to suffer through a 59-14 loss at the hands of Las Cruces. The Tigers were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 38-7.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Dylan Hergenreder, who rushed for 141 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Nathanael Best, who rushed for 121 yards.
Even though they lost, Alamogordo was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 268 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 157 rushing yards in 11 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Clovis was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their tenth straight loss dating back to last season. They were dealt a 49-0 defeat at the hands of Centennial. The shutout was out of character for the Wildcats seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in September.
Alamogordo's loss was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Clovis, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-9.
Alamogordo came up short against Clovis when the teams last played back in October of 2015, falling 24-14. Can Alamogordo avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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