Football Recap: Sandia Matadors vs. Atrisco Heritage Academy Jaguars
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Sandia). They claimed a resounding 52-14 win over the Atrisco Heritage Academy Jaguars at home. The Matadors might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matchups by 30 points or more this season.
Leading Sandia to victory were Lucas Hoswell and Jahleel Lewis. Hoswell rushed for 158 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries, while Lewis threw for 235 yards and two touchdowns while completing 78.6% of his passes. Those 158 rushing yards gave Hoswell a new career-high. Another rusher making a difference was Gad Harris, who rushed for 51 yards and two touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Sandia was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 237 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 79.3 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three contests they've averaged 174.3.
Sandia wouldn't let Atrisco Heritage Academy keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Edgerin Garcia was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance. He also sacked two sacks, which is notable because Sandia is undefeated when he posts at least two sacks, but 0-3 otherwise.
Despite the loss, Atrisco Heritage Academy still got an impressive performance from Chauncey Lane, who picked up 31 receiving yards and a touchdown. Atrisco Heritage Academy also got help from Deon Session, who showed off his sure hands for 94 receiving yards.
The victory made it two in a row for Sandia and bumps their season record up to 3-3. As for Atrisco Heritage Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-4.
Sandia will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Eldorado at 7:00 p.m. on October 11th. Sandia will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each game than the last. As for Atrisco Heritage Academy, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 22-16 loss against West Mesa on the 4th.
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