The Las Cruces Bulldawgs will take on the Rio Rancho Rams at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Las Cruces is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Volcano Vista, who was ranked sixth in their home state at the time (Las Cruces was ranked 11th). Las Cruces fell just short of Volcano Vista by a score of 27-24 on Friday. The defeat continues a trend for the Bulldawgs in their matchups with the Hawks: they've now lost three in a row.
Meanwhile, Rio Rancho never let their opponents score on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Clovis 50-0 on the road. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Rams.
Las Cruces' loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Rio Rancho, they pushed their record up to 2-0 with that victory, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Las Cruces took a serious blow against Rio Rancho when the teams last played back in November of 2019, falling 35-0. Can Las Cruces avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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