Football Preview: Los Alamos Hilltoppers vs. Rio Grande Ravens
After each having a week off, the Los Alamos Hilltoppers and the Rio Grande Ravens will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Los Alamos has four straight victories, Rio Grande has eight straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Los Alamos will head into Friday's game hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big back in September (they won by 43) but two weeks ago they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Belen 36-34.
Jordan Herrera was his usual excellent self, rushing for 222 yards and three touchdowns, while also picking up 47 receiving yards. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 123 rushing yards. Kyle Evenhus was another key player, throwing for 276 yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Los Alamos was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 226 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 195 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Rio Grande scored the most points they've had all season two weeks ago, but it wasn't enough. They fell just short of Del Norte by a score of 21-19.
Los Alamos now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Rio Grande, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-6.
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