The Gateway Christian Warriors will head out on the road to square off against the Tatum Coyotes at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Gateway Christian is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Melrose, who was ranked first in their home state at the time (Gateway Christian was ranked seventh). Gateway Christian was dealt a 62-16 loss at the hands of Melrose on Friday. The matchup marked the Warriors' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Meanwhile, Tatum was beaten by Mesilla Valley Christian School 52-14 on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Coyotes have suffered against the SonBlazers since September 30, 2016.
Although Tatum took the loss, they still got scores from Jasiel Esparza and Josh Harris.
Gateway Christian's loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 4-2. As for Tatum, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-3.
Gateway Christian was dealt a bruising 50-0 loss at the hands of Tatum in their previous meeting back in October of 2019. Can Gateway Christian avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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