Football Game Preview: Sandia Matadors vs. Los Lunas Tigers

By Team Reports Oct 28, 2024, 11:35pm

Football Preview: Sandia Matadors vs. Los Lunas Tigers

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Two dominant signal callers in Jahleel Lewis and Kaiden Reese are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Sandia Matadors are taking a road trip to take on the Los Lunas Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Last Friday, Sandia was able to grind out a solid win over Albuquerque, taking the game 26-17. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Matadors.

Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Los Lunas faced off against Atrisco Heritage Academy on Saturday. Los Lunas blew past Atrisco Heritage Academy 43-21. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matchups by 21 points or more this season.

Reese was his usual excellent self, throwing for 153 yards and two touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes, and also rushing for 76 yards.

Los Lunas was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 312 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 211 rushing yards in seven consecutive games.

Sandia now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Los Lunas, their record now sits at 6-2.

Sandia suffered a grim 28-3 defeat to Los Lunas in their previous matchup back in September of 2019. Can Sandia avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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