The Artesia Bulldogs will square off against the Goddard Rockets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Artesia's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.
Artesia is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Roswell, who was ranked ninth at the time (Artesia was ranked sixth). The Bulldogs enjoyed a cozy 42-28 victory over the Coyotes on Friday. The Bulldogs pushed the score to 35-14 by the end of the third, a deficit the Coyotes cut but never quite recovered from.
Derrick Warren
| 10/17/25 @ Roswell | 6 |
| 09/05/25 vs Centennial | 5 |
| 09/26/25 vs Lovington | 4 |
| 09/19/25 @ Gadsden | 3 |
| 09/12/25 @ Deming | 2 |
Artesia's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Derrick Warren, who threw for 316 yards and six TDs, and also rushed for 39 yards. Those six passing touchdowns gave Warren a new career-high. Artesia's leading receiver Trent Egeland was Warren's top target yet again, picking up 154 receiving yards and three scores.
Artesia didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited Roswell to a completion percentage of just 48%. The Bulldogs weren't nearly as limited: they posted one of 57.6%.
Meanwhile, Goddard had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They took their matchup with ease, bagging a 48-10 win over the Trojans. The Rockets might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by 35 points or more this season.
Artesia's victory bumped their record up to 7-1. As for Goddard, their win bumped their record up to 6-2.
Everything came up roses for Artesia against Goddard in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, as the squad secured a 55-20 victory. In that contest, the Bulldogs amassed a halftime lead of 48-13, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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