Football Preview: Los Alamos Hilltoppers vs. Miyamura Patriots
The Los Alamos Hilltoppers will take on the Miyamura Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Miyamura is hoping to do what Valley couldn't on Friday: put an end to Los Alamos' winning streak, which now stands at six games. Los Alamos blew past Valley, posting a 63-33 victory.
Los Alamos got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Jordan Herrera out in front who rushed for 87 yards and two touchdowns. Another signal caller making a difference was Kyle Evenhus, who threw for 170 yards and a touchdown while completing 83.3% of his passes.
Meanwhile, Miyamura got themselves on the board against Del Norte on Friday, but Del Norte never followed suit. They took their matchup with ease, bagging a 35-0 victory over the Knights. The win was familiar territory for the Patriots who have now won four matches in a row.
Sean Torres had a dynamite game for Miyamura, rushing for 128 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. Torres has become a key player for Miyamura: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 2-3 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Carlos Garcia, who rushed for 93 yards on only eight carries.
Miyamura was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 241 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in August.
Miyamura wouldn't let Del Norte keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Miyamura can thank Matthew Krueger and Josh Sanchez for forcing both of them. Sanchez has been hot , having also posted six or more total tackles the last five times he's played.
Los Alamos' victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-3. As for Miyamura, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season.
Los Alamos didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Miyamura when the teams last played back in October of 2021, but they still walked away with a 28-22 win. Does Los Alamos have another victory up their sleeve, or will Miyamura turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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