Mustangs Defend Golden Tumbleweed With Road Victory

ALPINE, TX — Western New Mexico (3-4, 2-3) defeated Sul Ross State (2-5, 1-4) 48-41 on Saturday night in the Battle for the Golden Tumbleweed. Western New Mexico kept the trophy for the second year in a row, and the victory marked its first win in the state of Texas in 10 years. Western New Mexico scored 17 unanswered points in the first quarter and finished with 321 rushing yards and four rushing touchdowns. Western New Mexico denied Sul Ross State from the goal line on the final sequence, closing out a game in which Sul Ross State finished with…