Football Preview: Espanola Valley Sundevils vs. Taos Tigers
The Espanola Valley Sundevils will head out on the road to face off against the Taos Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Espanola Valley's defense has only allowed 11 points per game this season, so Taos' offense will have their work cut out for them.
Espanola Valley will head out to face Taos after giving up their first home loss of the season on Friday. Espanola Valley was just a hair shy of victory and fell 21-20 to Bernalillo. It was the first time this season that the Sundevils let down their fans at home.
Although Espanola Valley took the loss, they still got scores from Ezekial Cuevas, Michael Maestas, and Irvin Primero.
Even though they lost, Espanola Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 233 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 233 rushing yards in six consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Taos' offense. They were outmatched by Bloomfield on the road and fell 55-0. While getting shut out isn't ideal, the Tigers haven't been shut out since back in August.
Espanola Valley's defeat ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-1. As for Taos, the loss snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-2 record.
Espanola Valley was able to grind out a solid win over Taos in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, winning 38-25. Does Espanola Valley have another victory up their sleeve, or will Taos turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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