The La Cueva Bears will challenge the Los Lunas Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with La Cueva sitting on 16 straight wins dating back to last season and Los Lunas on four.
La Cueva is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Eldorado, who was ranked 16th in their home state at the time (La Cueva was ranked first). La Cueva breezed by Eldorado at home to the tune of 56-7 on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Bears, who have now won five contests by 21 points or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, on FridayAlbuquerque kept up with Los Lunas until halftime, but afterwards: not so much. Los Lunas was the clear victor by a 28-7 margin over Albuquerque.
The critical scores for Los Lunas came from Tegan Gallegos, Robert Pino, and Martin Cordova.
Los Lunas was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 270 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 211 rushing yards in four consecutive matches.
La Cueva pushed their record up to 6-0 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Los Lunas, their win bumped their record up to 4-1.
Everything came up roses for La Cueva against Los Lunas when the teams last played back in September of 2023, as the squad secured a 45-6 victory. Will La Cueva repeat their success, or does Los Lunas have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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