After two games on the road, Santa Teresa is heading back home. They will welcome the Lovington Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Santa Teresa hasn't scored more than 12 points for eight games straight, a trend the team is eager to reverse.
Santa Teresa's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Gadsden on Friday. They were dealt a 38-0 loss at the hands of the Panthers. While losing is never fun, the Desert Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico football rankings (they are ranked 60th, while the Panthers are ranked 16th).
Meanwhile, Lovington was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They took a 29-25 hit to the loss column at the hands of Deming. That's two games in a row now that Lovington has lost by exactly four points.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Mathew Prudencio, who threw for 263 yards and two touchdowns.
Lovington didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Chase Terrell and Jayden Gutierrez. Terrell also made seven total tackles, which is notable because Lovington is 4-1 when he posts at least three total tackles, but 1-3 otherwise.
Santa Teresa's loss dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Lovington, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-4.
Santa Teresa was dealt a bruising 58-7 loss at the hands of Lovington when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Santa Teresa, Wyatt Gomez (who threw for 357 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 16.2 yards per attempt) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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