The Muleshoe Mules will head out to face off against the New Home Leopards at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. New Home took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Muleshoe, who comes in off a win.
Last Friday, Muleshoe took their game at home with ease, bagging a 74-42 victory over Lamesa. Given the Mules' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 525th, while the Tornadoes are ranked 1090th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Nathan Martens was nothing short of spectacular: he threw for 335 yards and five touchdowns while completing 86.7% of his passes, and also rushed for 47 yards. That's the most total yards he has posted since back in August of 2023.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Muleshoe was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 580 total yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lamesa only gained 430.
Meanwhile, New Home didn't have quite enough to beat Ropes on Friday and fell 23-21.
The win made it two in a row for Muleshoe and bumps their season record up to 2-0. As for New Home, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 1-1.
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