Football Preview: Melrose Buffaloes vs. Mesilla Valley Christian School SonBlazers
Melrose has gone 3-0 against Mesilla Valley Christian School recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Melrose Buffaloes will head out to take on the Mesilla Valley Christian School SonBlazers at 7:00 p.m. Melrose is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
If Melrose beats Mesilla Valley Christian School with 52 points on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. Melrose breezed by Escalante at home to the tune of 52-0 on Friday. The Buffaloes might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by 28 points or more this season.
Josiah Roybal was his usual excellent self, throwing for 206 yards and five touchdowns on only ten passes. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 3.2 passing touchdowns per game. Brayden Eldridge helped Roybal out on the ground, picking up 63 receiving yards and a touchdown, while also rushing for 38 yards.
Meanwhile, Mesilla Valley Christian School is still undefeated this season after their matchup against Gateway Christian on Friday, but Gateway Christian came as close as anyone has to beating them. Mesilla Valley Christian School narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Gateway Christian 50-48. Mesilla Valley Christian School's win was all the more impressive since the Warriors were averaging only 17.5 points allowed on the season.
Melrose's victory was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0. As for Mesilla Valley Christian School, their win bumped their record up to an identical 5-0.
Everything came up roses for Melrose against Mesilla Valley Christian School when the teams last played back in October of 2021, as the team secured a 54-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Melrose since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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