Football Preview: Los Lunas Tigers vs. Sandia Matadors
After three games on the road, Los Lunas is heading back home. They will welcome the Sandia Matadors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Los Lunas' favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last three games.
It was a proper cat-fight when Los Lunas duked it out withAtrisco Heritage Academy on Saturday. Los Lunas put the hurt on Atrisco Heritage Academy with a sharp 43-21 victory. Considering the Tigers have won four contests by more than 20 points this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Kaiden 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 matches.
Meanwhile, Sandia beat Albuquerque 26-17 on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Matadors.
Los Lunas' win bumped their record up to 6-2. As for Sandia, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 5-4 record this season.
Los Lunas took their victory against Sandia in their previous meeting back in September of 2019 by a conclusive 28-3. Does Los Lunas have another victory up their sleeve, or will Sandia turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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