The West Las Vegas Dons will be playing in front of their home fans against the Ruidoso Warriors at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
West Las Vegas is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Pojoaque Valley: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that West Las Vegas blew Pojoaque Valley out of the water with a 41-12 final score. The result was nothing new for the Dons, who have now won four matches by 22 points or more so far this season.
Cj Perea went supernova for West Las Vegas, throwing for 163 yards and two touchdowns while completing 81.3% of his passes, and also rushing for 62 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries. Devaughn Kensey also helped with two touchdowns in total.
West Las Vegas was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 232 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 96.6 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 149.4.
Meanwhile, Ruidoso had to endure a three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They secured a 21-17 W over Hot Springs last Friday.
Tru Camejo had a dynamite game for Ruidoso, rushing for 109 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries. That's the most rushing yards Camejo has posted since back in August.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Ruidoso's defense and their seven sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Zach Friberg and Jaxon Morgan, who racked up five sacks between them. Friberg is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least six every time he's taken the field this season.
Ruidoso's win ended an eight-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-8. As for West Las Vegas, the victory got them back to even at 5-5.
West Las Vegas took their win against Ruidoso in their previous matchup back in September by a conclusive 33-7. Does West Las Vegas have another victory up their sleeve, or will Ruidoso turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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