The Muleshoe Mules will face off against the Canadian Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Muleshoe is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Idalou on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Muleshoe was dealt a 61-19 defeat at the hands of Idalou. The loss continues a trend for the Mules in their matchups with the Wildcats: they've now lost three in a row.
Meanwhile, Canadian came tearing into Friday's game with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 53 points) and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Bobcats 28-7. The Wildcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four contests by 21 points or more this season.
One reason for the win was Canadian's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for 14 sacks. Juju Gonzalez led the group effort, picking up four of those sacks all by himself. Wyatt Davis is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made nine or more in the last 20 games he's played dating back to last season. Canadian got some further help from Julian Dominguez: he made 16 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Canadian's victory bumped their record up to 7-3. As for Muleshoe, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-4.
Muleshoe came up short against Canadian in their previous meeting back in September, falling 74-67. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Canadian's Slayden Dickinson, who rushed for 381 yards and seven touchdowns while picking up 10.0 yards per carry. Now that Muleshoe knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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