Gateway Christian is 4-0 against Mescalero Apache since September of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Gateway Christian Warriors will host the Mescalero Apache Chiefs at 7:00 p.m. Gateway Christian will be looking to keep their seven-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Gateway Christian is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Mesilla Valley Christian School, who was ranked fifth in their home state at the time (Gateway Christian was ranked seventh). Gateway Christian fell just short of Mesilla Valley Christian School by a score of 50-48 on Friday. The loss was the Warriors' first of the season.
Meanwhile, Mescalero Apache blew past Hagerman/Lake Arthur, posting a 44-8 victory on the road.
Mescalero Apache can attribute much of their success to Landyn Hiles, who rushed for 193 yards and four touchdowns on only 15 carries, and Nicholas Yuzos, who rushed for 80 yards and three touchdowns on only five carries. With that strong performance, Hiles is now averaging an impressive 2.2 rushing touchdowns per game.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Mescalero Apache was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 301 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Having lost for the first time this season, Gateway Christian fell to 3-1. As for Mescalero Apache, their win ended a three-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-2.
Everything came up roses for Gateway Christian against Mescalero Apache in their previous meeting back in September of 2017, as the team secured a 56-6 victory. Does Gateway Christian have another victory up their sleeve, or will Mescalero Apache turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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