The Ruidoso Warriors will take on the West Las Vegas Dons at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Ruidoso focused on turnovers this week as team gave up four on Friday.
Ruidoso is headed into Thursday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their ninth straight game dating back to last season on Friday. They fell just short of Tularosa by a score of 24-22.
Despite the defeat, Ruidoso had strong showings from Tru Camejo, who rushed for 162 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries, and Mason Fikany, who gained 64 total yards and a touchdown. With that strong performance, Camejo is now averaging an impressive 109.5 rushing yards per game.
Ruidoso wouldn't let Tularosa keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. Ruidoso can thank Zach Friberg and Braye Venego for forcing all of them. Friberg didn't just play on offense: he also picked up a sack, forced two fumbles, and made 13 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, West Las Vegas came up short against Dexter on Friday and fell 22-13.
West Las Vegas' loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Cj Perea, who threw for 160 yards and a touchdown, and Andres Sena, who picked up 27 receiving yards.
Ruidoso's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for West Las Vegas, their loss dropped their record down to 1-1.
Everything came up roses for Ruidoso against West Las Vegas in their previous meeting back in November of 2022 as the team secured a 52-14 win. Does Ruidoso have another victory up their sleeve, or will West Las Vegas turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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