The Espanola Valley Sundevils are taking a road trip to take on the Aztec Tigers at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Espanola Valley is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 35 points on October 10th, they were much more limited against Bloomfield on Saturday. They were outmatched by the Bobcats and fell 62-12. While losing is never fun, the Sundevils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico football rankings (they are ranked 60th, while the Bobcats are ranked 16th).
Meanwhile, Aztec was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They were beaten by Kirtland Central 49-8. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Tigers have suffered against the Broncos since October 18, 2019.
Aztec didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Aaiden Chavez and Taner Olguin.
Espanola Valley now has a losing record of 4-5. As for Aztec, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-8.
Everything went Espanola Valley's way against Aztec in their previous meeting back in November of 2024, as Espanola Valley made off with a 31-7 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Sundevils since the team 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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