Two dominant backs in Jagger Casillias and Daniel Amaro are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Los Lunas Tigers will challenge the Las Cruces Bulldawgs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Los Lunas comes in on four and Las Cruces on ten.
Los Lunas is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They secured a 28-24 W over Piedra Vista.
Meanwhile, Las Cruces faced Centennial in a battle between two of the state's top teams two weeks ago. The Bulldawgs came out on top against the Hawks by a score of 31-21. The 31-point effort marked the Bulldawgs' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Las Cruces' win came from a few key players Los Lunas will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Gunnar Guardiola, who threw for 328 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Those 328 passing yards gave him a new career-high. Las Cruces' leading receiver Francisco Winnikoff was Guardiola's top target yet again, picking up 160 receiving yards and one score.
Las Cruces didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Hunter Parmeter and Mateo Montoya. Parmeter is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least nine every time he's taken the field this season. Vaughn Romney was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making seven total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Los Lunas' win bumped their record up to 8-3. As for Las Cruces, their victory bumped their record up to 10-0.
Los Lunas was dealt a bruising 42-6 loss at the hands of Las Cruces in their previous meeting back in November of 2023. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Tigers were down 28-0.
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