Football Preview: Pojoaque Valley Elks/Elkettes vs. Los Alamos Hilltoppers
Pojoaque Valley is 1-7 against Los Alamos since August of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Pojoaque Valley Elks/Elkettes will host the Los Alamos Hilltoppers at 7:00 p.m. Pojoaque Valley will be strutting in after a win while Los Alamos will be coming in after a loss.
Last Friday, Pojoaque Valley humbled Hot Springs with a 48-6 victory. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Elks/Elkettes.
Pojoaque Valley found their leader in underclassman Jonah Villegas, who rushed for 132 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries. Pojoaque Valley also got a significant boost from D'Marcus D'Marcus Rodriguez, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 86 yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Pojoaque Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 325 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since was before the start of last season.
Meanwhile, Los Alamos was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 35-20 to Taos, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Pojoaque Valley's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Los Alamos, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Pojoaque Valley took a serious blow against Los Alamos in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 45-7. Can Pojoaque Valley avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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