Football Preview: Laguna Acoma Hawks vs. Cuba Rams
Laguna Acoma and Cuba are an even 4-4 against one another since October of 2014, but not for long. The Laguna Acoma Hawks will challenge the Cuba Rams at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Laguna Acoma is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 53-13 win over Hozho Academy. Considering the Hawks have won three contests by more than 29 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Laguna Acoma can attribute much of their success to Ekahi Tiller, who gained 257 total yards and three touchdowns, and Derek Victorino Jr., who rushed for 167 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 7.3 yards per carry. With that strong performance, Victorino Jr. is now averaging an impressive 2.1 rushing touchdowns per game.
Laguna Acoma was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 435 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 190 rushing yards in seven consecutive matches.
Laguna Acoma didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Victorino Jr.
Meanwhile, while Cuba put up plenty of points on Thursday, the same can't be said for Newcomb. Cuba breezed by Newcomb to the tune of 35-0. The game marked the Rams' most dominant victory of the season.
The win got Laguna Acoma back to even at 4-4. As for Cuba, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 3-6 record this season.
Laguna Acoma might still be hurting after the 48-22 defeat they got from Cuba when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Will Laguna Acoma have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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