CHADRON, Neb. -- The Chadron State College football team will be seeking its third win in four games Saturday, when it visits New Mexico Highlands for a noon kickoff.
             
The Eagles are 3-5 for the season and 2-4 in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference.  The Highlands Cowboys are 2-6 and 1-5.
             
Highlands opened the season by splitting games with its New Mexico rivals.  Eastern New Mexico edged them 28-26, but the Cowboys defeated Western New Mexico 48-42.
             
The Cowboys also beat Fort Lewis 31-17 in their third game, but have lost five straight conference games since then. The setbacks were to South Dakota Mines 42-17, Adams State 21-14, Black Hills State 34-24, CSU-Pueblo 56-7 and Western Colorado 62-0 last Saturday.
             
The undefeated Mountaineers, who are tangling with No. 1 ranked Colorado Mines in Golden on Saturday, out-yarded Highlands 467 to 131. The Cowboys managed just 63 yards rushing and 68 passing.
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After the trip to Las Vegas, the Eagles will play at Colorado Mesa in Grand Junction next Saturday, Nov. 4 before wrapping up the season at home on Saturday, Nov. 11 by meeting South Dakota Mines.