The matchup between Hatch Valley and Ruidoso on Friday hardly resembled the 22-0 effort from their previous meeting. The Hatch Valley Bears managed a 32-27 win over the Ruidoso Warriors. For the Bears, this counts as revenge for the 22-0 defeat the Warriors walked away with the last time they faced one another back in August of 2019.
Ruidoso lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Mason Fikany, who rushed for 44 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 39 receiving yards. Joel Ortega was another key pass catcher, picking up 94 receiving yards and a touchdown.
The victory made it two in a row for Hatch Valley and bumps their season record up to 5-3. As for Ruidoso, their loss was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-6.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Hatch Valley will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Dexter at 7:00 p.m. on October 25th. As for Ruidoso, they are taking a road trip to square off against New Mexico Military Institute at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. New Mexico Military Institute's defense has only allowed 13.4 points per game this season, so Ruidoso's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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