Lovington won the last time they faced Santa Teresa, and things went their way on Friday too. The Lovington Wildcats breezed by the Santa Teresa Desert Warriors to the tune of 44-9. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico football rankings (they are ranked 19th, while the Desert Warriors are ranked 60th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Mathew Prudencio was his usual excellent self, throwing for 199 yards and three touchdowns while completing 87.5% of his passes. Ondalis Cardenas helped Prudencio out on the ground, rushing for 59 yards and a touchdown.
When it comes to explaining why Santa Teresa lost, don't look at Nicholas Vierra. Despite the final result, he rushed for 134 yards while picking up 7.4 yards per carry, and also threw for 117 yards and a touchdown. Those 134 rushing yards gave Vierra a new career-high.
With the victory, Lovington broke their four-game losing streak and moved their record to 6-4. As for Santa Teresa, their defeat was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 1-9.
As of now, neither Lovington nor Santa Teresa have any future games scheduled.
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