Football Preview: Los Alamos Hilltoppers vs. Valley Vikings
Los Alamos has been away from home for two games now, but on Friday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the Valley Vikings at 7:00 p.m. One thing working in Los Alamos' favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last five games.
Los Alamos' defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Rio Grande 50-0 on the road. The result was nothing new for the Hilltoppers, who have now won four matchups by 29 points or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Valley). They strolled past Del Norte with points to spare on Saturday, taking the game 33-14. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Vikings with their most commanding win of the season.
Valley got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Julian Butkivich out in front who threw for 155 yards and two touchdowns on only eight passes.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Valley's defense and their six sacks. In that department, Christian Powell was the leader with three.
Los Alamos pushed their record up to 5-3 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Valley, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 3-5 record this season.
Los Alamos couldn't quite finish off Valley in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 and fell 26-23. Thankfully for Los Alamos, Charles Lopez-Burton (who rushed for 269 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.4 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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