Two dominant signal callers in Dyson Woodward and Jacob Dunning are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Alamosa Mean Moose will head out to square off against the Lamar Thunder at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday. Alamosa is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26.4 points per game this season.
Last Friday, Alamosa didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Pagosa Springs, but they still walked away with a 14-8 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Mean Moose.
Alamosa's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Woodward, who rushed for 180 yards while picking up 8.2 yards per carry, and also threw for 30 yards and a touchdown. Woodward's rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 115 rushing yards. Alamosa also got a significant boost from Zane Zook, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 103 yards.
Alamosa was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 283 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 257 rushing yards in five consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Lamar had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 27 points) and they went ahead and made it three last Friday. They put the hurt on the Huskies with a sharp 34-14 victory. The Thunder pushed the score to 28-6 by the end of the third, a deficit the Huskies cut but never quite recovered from.
Dunning was his usual excellent self, throwing for 345 yards and five touchdowns while completing 71.9% of his passes. Cael Buxton was Dunning's top target, picking up 162 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Alamosa has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 14.4 points per game. As for Lamar, their record now sits at 8-1.
Sunday's game might be decided in the trenches. Alamosa has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 261.4 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for Lamar, though, as they've been averaging only 73.1. How will they fare against such a dominant running game?
Everything came up roses for Alamosa against Lamar in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 48-8 win. In that match, Alamosa amassed a halftime lead of 34-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Sunday.
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