After each having a week off, the Santa Teresa Desert Warriors and the Deming Wildcats will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Santa Teresa's offense hasn't had much luck over their past six matchups, but Thursday's contest will give them a chance to turn things around.
Santa Teresa's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Artesia last Thursday. They took a blow against the Bulldogs, falling 57-0. While losing is never fun, the Desert Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico football rankings (they are ranked 60th, while the Bulldogs are ranked sixth).
Meanwhile, Deming hadn't done well against Goddard recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way last Friday. Deming blew past Goddard 39-14. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Wildcats.
Ryan Alfaro continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 364 yards and five touchdowns on only 15 carries, while also throwing for 42 yards and a touchdown. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 93-yard run. Deming also got a significant boost from Isaac Martinez, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 100 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Deming was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 473 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Santa Teresa's loss dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Deming, their victory bumped their record up to 5-2.
Thursday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Santa Teresa has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 152.6 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Deming struggles in that department as they've been averaging 290. It's looking like Thursday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Santa Teresa might still be hurting after the 24-0 defeat they got from Deming in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Alfaro, who rushed for 62 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries, and also threw for 136 yards on ten of 20 attempts. Now that Santa Teresa knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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