New Mexico
Bulldogs post sweep over Rams
PORTALES – It was a fast turnaround for Portales Excessive’s baseball workforce towards District 4-4A rival Artesia on Friday, and the 2 video games did not go a lot better than Thursday’s contest.
The Bulldogs, who received the primary sport of the sequence at dwelling 12-2, took two extra wins from Portales on Friday at Ram Subject – 21-4 within the opener and 6-1 within the nightcap.
Artesia (11-9, 3-0 district) pounded out 30 hits within the twin invoice, together with 21 within the first-game rout which led to 5 innings on the 10-run rule. Meantime, the Rams (8-12, 0-3) dedicated seven errors within the two contests.
“We had too many errors,” Rams coach Ruben Tellez stated. “We’ve to determine find out how to cease the bleeding.
“We have simply acquired to be taught that once you make errors, it’s a must to overcome it.”
Artesia took management of the opener with a seven-run second, then completed it off with an eight-run fifth. Senior Josh Madrid was 4-for-5 with a double, a house run and 5 RBIs whereas Cody Johnson, who drove in 4 runs, and Julian Rodriguez have been each 3-for-4.
Junior Davian Molina held Portales to simply 4 hits.
The second sport was way more aggressive, however the Bulldogs expanded a 2-0 lead with a four-run fifth, aided by two Rams miscues. Senior Hagen Rains held PHS within the contest till that stanza, when three of the Artesia runs have been unearned.
“Hagen threw effectively this sport,” Tellez stated. “He threw wonderful. We simply want to assist him somewhat extra.”
Madrid, Johnson and junior Davian Molina every had two of Artesia’s 9 hits. Meantime, sophomore right-hander Nye Estrada got here inside one out of a shutout, however misplaced in on an RBI single by sophomore Kaiden Gutierrez to attain junior Isaac Herrera, who led off the body with a double.
The Rams return to motion with three district video games this week towards Roswell Goddard – the primary a 5 p.m. begin at Ram Subject on Thursday, adopted by a doubleheader on Friday in Roswell.
Softball – At Roswell, the Woman Rams snapped a four-game District 4-4A shedding streak on Saturday with a 5-2 win over Goddard within the first sport of a doubleheader.
PHS then opened a 7-1 lead within the third inning of the nightcap, solely to see the Woman Rockets use late back-to-back homers salvage a break up with an 8-7 victory.
Junior Alivia Gonzales tossed an entire sport within the first tilt, permitting eight hits. The Woman Rams (8-9, 1-5 district) grabbed a 2-1 lead within the high of the second, then added three extra within the fourth earlier than Gonzales took care of the remainder.
Junior Kenzee Rowland went 2-for-4 with a pair of doubles for PHS, whereas freshman Myleigh Banda added a run-scoring two-bagger.
For Goddard (8-12, 1-5), junior Ericca Cannon had two singles and a double in 4 journeys whereas junior Andrea Manzanares was 2-for-3 with an RBI.
In Recreation 2, Portales broke open a 2-1 contest with a five-run third, however sophomore Lex Carrasco relieved starter Krishawna Casaus and held the Woman Rams scoreless the remainder of the way in which.
Goddard pulled nearer with three within the fifth earlier than junior Ayriana Arellanes tied it within the sixth with a three-run homer. The subsequent hitter, senior Alyssa Linares, additionally went deep for what proved to be the game-winner.
Banda went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI on this one, whereas senior Cashlin Fraze completed 2-for-3, scoring twice and driving in a single. Linares additionally doubled dwelling a run and led the Woman Rockets’ assault, going 2-for-4.
Portales was slated to play its remaining 4 twin payments at Wheeler Park, starting Tuesday night time towards district foe Artesia. The Woman Rams are again in motion on Thursday towards Dexter in non-district play.
There’s only one thing UNLV forward Jalen Hill didn’t believe his teammate Dedan Thomas Jr. could accomplish on the basketball floor, and it’s going to cost him a steak dinner.
Thomas found himself ahead of the pack late in the first half and flashed a big smile as he started to measure his dribbles and steps toward the rim.
“I got the ball and thought I saw someone chasing me to block it, so I was like, ‘Yeah, I have to go dunk this,’” Thomas said.
The first slam of his collegiate career highlighted the Rebels’ 72-65 win over New Mexico State on Saturday at the Thomas & Mack Center.
A preseason discussion between Hill and Thomas resulted in the promise of the meal should Thomas throw one down in a game this season. Hill may not be the only one on the hook.
“He never shows that he can dunk at practice,” Hill laughed. “It’s exciting, because for a guy that doesn’t really dunk to get his first one, a lot of people owe him stuff.”
While the above-the-rim moment was a departure from the norm, it was business as usual otherwise for the sophomore point guard, who was once again the catalyst for much of what UNLV (4-1) was able to accomplish in a game in which it struggled from the field for long stretches.
He finished with 22 points, five rebounds and four assists as the Rebels held off the Aggies (3-2) in a physical affair that featured 50 fouls and a combined 33.3 percent shooting effort from the field.
Thomas got to the free-throw line 19 times and made 13 of the attempts.
“We knew they were a physical team, so I tried to use that aggression against them,” he said. “Just drawing fouls and trying to get to the line as much as possible.”
UNLV led by as many as nine points midway through the second half only to allow the Aggies to hang around. Julian Rishwain hit a pair of 3-pointers to help keep them at bay for a while, but they eventually grabbed a brief lead that proved to be short-lived.
New Mexico State used a late 6-0 run to take a 63-62 lead with 4:08 remaining, but UNLV got the ball inside to Jeremiah “Bear” Cherry for a dunk to recapture the lead for good.
Thomas got to the rim and was fouled in a one-point game with 2:22 remaining and made both free throws. The Aggies wouldn’t score again, as UNLV tightened up defensively down the stretch, forcing New Mexico State to miss its final six shots and eight of their last nine.
UNLV led 37-34 at halftime despite a miserable shooting performance from the field.
After a three-point play by Thomas in the opening minute, the Rebels missed their next eight shots and 13 of their next 15 as they went more than seven minutes without a basket from the floor.
They were able to stay in the game largely because of their defense and ability to get to the free-throw line. UNLV held the Aggies to 31.3 percent shooting in the first half and got into the bonus with more than 14 minutes remaining, going 20-for-23 from the line before the break.
“It just shows we’re really gutsy,” Hill said. “We didn’t shoot well, but we got to the free-throw line and got rebounds when we needed them.”
Eight New Mexico State players had two fouls in the first 20 minutes.
The Rebels did get hot toward the end of a first half that saw Thomas record 15 points and three assists while UNLV shot just 29.2 percent from the field.
None were more memorable than the ones scored by Thomas on the breakaway with 3:06 remaining in the first half.
Coach Kevin Kruger had more faith than Hill.
“I didn’t know if he was going to dunk or not, but I do know he can,” Kruger laughed. “I have seen it before.”
After the Thomas dunk brought the entire bench to its feet in celebration, he threw a lob to Cherry on a break that he finished with a highlight-reel jam and a foul. The three-point play completed a 7-0 run that put the Rebels up 37-30.
“A dunk isn’t always worth only two points,” Kruger said. “Sometimes it gets your team going, and I thought it did for us.”
Cherry finished with 10 points and eight rebounds, and Hill had 16 points and nine boards.
Contact Adam Hill at ahill@reviewjournal.com. Follow @AdamHillLVRJ on X.
New Mexico
What channel is MTSU football vs New Mexico State on today? Time, TV schedule for Week 13
MTSU football coach Derek Mason on matchup vs. New Mexico State
Middle Tennessee State football coach Derek Mason talks about the team’s upcoming game vs. New Mexico State.
Middle Tennessee State football will honor its seniors when the Blue Raiders play host to New Mexico State Saturday (1:30 p.m., ESPN+) at Floyd Stadium.
The Blue Raiders (3-7, 2-4 Conference USA) were eliminated from bowl contention with a 37-17 loss to Liberty two weeks ago. MTSU had an open date last week.
New Mexico State (2-8, 1-5) has lost three in a row and eight of nine, including a 38-3 loss to Texas A&M last week. A 33-30 CUSA win over Louisiana Tech is the only victory in that stretch.
Below is information on how to watch the game, betting odds and other information:
Watch MTSU football games live on Fubo
What channel is MTSU football vs. New Mexico State on today?
TV: ESPN+
Livestream: Fubo (free trial)
MTSU vs. New Mexico State will broadcast nationally on CBS Sports Network in Week 11 of the 2024 college football season. Jake Rose (play by play), Jeremy Kellem (color commentator) and Justin Beasley (sideline) will call the game from the booth at Floyd Stadium. Streaming options for the game include Fubo,, which offers a free trial to new subscribers.
MTSU vs. New Mexico State football time today
- Date: Saturday, Nov. 23
- Start time: 1:30 p.m., CT
The MTSU vs. New Mexico State game starts at noon at Floyd Stadium.
Purchase MTSU football tickets on StubHub
MTSU football vs. New Mexico State prediction, picks, odds
Odds courtesy of BetMGM as of Thursday, Nov. 21
MTSU 24, New Mexico State 17: In a matchup involving two of the league’s lowest-scoring offenses and bottom two defenses, something has to give. MTSU will win its third home game of the season to finish 3-3 at Floyd Stadium.
ODDS: MTSU by 3.5
O/U: 51.5
MTSU football 2024 schedule
Aug. 31: MTSU 32, Tennessee Tech 25
Sept. 7: Ole Miss 52, MTSU 3
Sept. 14: Western Kentucky 49, MTSU 21
Sept. 21: Duke 45, MTSU 17
Sept. 28: Memphis 24, MTSU 7
Oct. 10: Louisiana Tech 48, MTSU 21
Oct. 15: MTSU 14, Kennesaw State 5
Oct. 23: Jacksonville State 42, MTSU 20
Nov. 2: MTSU 20, UTEP 13
Nov. 9: Liberty 37, MTSU 17
Nov. 23: vs. New Mexico State, 1:30 p.m., ESPN+
Nov. 30: at Florida International, 1 p.m., ESPN platforms
Dec. 6: Conference USA championship game, CBS Sports Network
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Cecil Joyce covers high school sports and MTSU athletics for The Daily News Journal. Contact him at cjoyce@dnj.com and follow him on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, @Cecil_Joyce.
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