Football Preview: Bernalillo Spartans vs. Espanola Valley Sundevils
Bernalillo has played every game this season on their home field, but they'll have to hit the road on Friday. They are packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game this season. they face off against the Espanola Valley Sundevils at 6:00 p.m. After the two teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Friday.
Bernalillo is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Moriarty: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Bernalillo blew Moriarty out of the water with a 42-0 final score. The Spartans pushed the score to 35-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Pintos had no chance of recovering from.
Uriel Castro had an outrageously good game as he threw for 317 yards and three touchdowns while completing 82.4% of his passes, and also rushed for 39 yards and three touchdowns. Kenneth Saiz was Castro's top target, picking up 88 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Bernalillo wouldn't let Moriarty keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. Bernalillo can thank Christian Sanchez and Nathan Encinias for forcing all of them.
Meanwhile, Espanola Valley put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They were the clear victor by a 27-7 margin over Moriarty.
Espanola Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 336 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 252 rushing yards in five consecutive matchups.
Bernalillo's win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0. As for Espanola Valley, their victory bumped their record up to 5-0.
Bernalillo beat Espanola Valley 26-18 in their previous matchup back in August of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Espanola Valley's Adrick Deleon, who rushed for 142 yards and two touchdowns. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Bernalillo to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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