Clovis faced Las Cruces in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. The Wildcats had to suffer through a 56-6 loss at the hands of the Bulldawgs. The defeat continues a trend for the Wildcats in their meetings with the Bulldawgs: they've now lost five in a row.
Daniel Amaro was his usual excellent self, rushing for 103 yards and six scores on only 12 carries for Las Cruces. Those six rushing touchdowns gave Amaro a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Gunnar Guardiola, who threw for 173 yards while completing 90.9% of his passes.
Clovis' loss dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Las Cruces, the victory keeps them at an undefeated 7-0.
Clovis wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next game, a 30-23 win against Organ Mountain on the 10th. As for Las Cruces, they will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Alamogordo at 7:00 p.m. on the 16th.
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