Football Preview: Espanola Valley Sundevils vs. Taos Tigers
The Espanola Valley Sundevils will challenge the Taos Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Espanola Valley is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They walked away with a 14-6 win over Manzano. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Sundevils.
The critical scores for Espanola Valley came from Irvin Primero and Leonard Martinez.
Espanola Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 222 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Manzano only rushed for 73.
Meanwhile, Taos waltzed into their contest two weeks ago with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top against the Spartans by a score of 21-14.
Taos' victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-3. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 32.0 points per game. As for Espanola Valley, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season.
Espanola Valley suffered a grim 27-7 defeat to Taos in their previous meeting back in October. Can Espanola Valley avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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