Silver City, N.M – Head Coach Frank Tristan and the Mustang football team will look for their first win of the season this weekend. They will travel up north to Portales to take on in-state rival Eastern New Mexico in the inaugural Chile Bowl. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. Saturday in Greyhound Stadium.
 
The Mustangs entire the matchup coming off a 52-0 loss last weekend against the Rams of Angelo State. The loss was the first shut out of the season for the Mustangs.
 
WHAT'S ON THE LINE:
 
This match up will be the inaugural Chile Bowl between the two teams, with the winner maintaining possession of the Chile Bowl trophy for the calendar year. Immediately following the conclusion of the game, the trophy will be presented in a celebration to the winning team.
 
This weekend's matchup will be one of the last match ups with the bottom half of the conference, before the Mustangs meet up with the top three teams in the conference in defending national champion, Texas A&M – Commerce, Midwestern State and undefeated Tarleton State.
 
SCOUTING THE GREYHOUNDS:
 
Currently 1-5, the Greyhound's lone win came against Texas A&M- Kingsville early on in the season. Despite the slow start, the Greyhounds have competed well against top conference teams.
 
Last year's meeting between the teams saw the Greyhounds come out on top in a 37-34 win over the Mustangs.
 
Two Greyhounds are currently ranked in the top-10 in the LSC tackles per game.
 
 
LOOKING AHEAD:
 
Despite last week's homecoming loss, the Mustangs look to improve this week and prepare for the final few weeks of conference play against ranked opponents.
 
Freshman, Kourde Roberts (North Las Vegas, NV/Legacy) has continually shined for the Mustangs, ranking eighth in the conference standings, averaging 61.4 receiving yards per game, with 307 total on the year. Teammate Evan Beebe (Chula Vista, CA/Mater Dei Catholic) follows five spots behind at #13 with 257 yards, averaging 42.8 receiving yards per game.
 
James Lee (Bayard, NM/Cobre) leads the defensive efforts with 6.4 tackles per game, and currently ranks fifth in the LSC with four sacks.