Football Preview: Laguna Acoma Hawks vs. Navajo Prep Eagles
The Laguna Acoma Hawks will head out on the road to face off against the Navajo Prep Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Laguna Acoma focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up four two weeks ago.
Laguna Acoma is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 52 points on September 6th, they were much more limited against Hatch Valley two weeks ago. They lost to the Bears at home by a 28-12 margin. The Hawks have struggled against the Bears recently, as their game two weeks ago was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Laguna Acoma's loss came about despite a quality game from Derek Victorino Jr., who rushed for 109 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries. Victorino Jr.'s rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 109 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Even if they lost, Laguna Acoma's defense still kept up the pressure with seven sacks. Leading the way was Sean Deutsawe with three. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with nine.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Navajo Prep). They blew past Santa Fe Indian 48-20 on the road on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Eagles.
Laguna Acoma's defeat dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Navajo Prep, they pushed their record up to 3-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Laguna Acoma was dealt a bruising 40-0 loss at the hands of Navajo Prep in their previous meeting back in October of 2019. Can Laguna Acoma avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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