The Las Cruces Bulldawgs will face off against the Alamogordo Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Las Cruces has three straight victories, Alamogordo has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
If Las Cruces beats Alamogordo with 55 points on Thursday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. Las Cruces took their matchup at home last Friday with ease, bagging a 55-3 win over Clovis. Considering the Bulldawgs have won four games by more than 29 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Alamogordo was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 26-21 to Carlsbad.
Las Cruces is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. As for Alamogordo, their loss dropped their record down to 1-7.
Everything came up roses for Las Cruces against Alamogordo when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 48-21 victory. In that contest, Las Cruces amassed a halftime lead of 28-7, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
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