Pojoaque Valley hasn't had much luck against St. Michael recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Pojoaque Valley Elks/Elkettes will welcome the St. Michael's Horsemen at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Pojoaque Valley is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their matchup on the road on Friday with ease, bagging a 59-6 win over Santa Fe Indian. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 51-6.
A big part of Pojoaque Valley's victory came down to the chemistry between Joshua Gonzales and his top target Jonah Villegas. Gonzales rushed for 96 yards and three touchdowns on only five carries while Villegas rushed for 149 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries. Pojoaque Valley is undefeated when Gonzales posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 2-3 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Jukebox2026 D'Marcus Rodriguez, who rushed for 75 yards and a touchdown on only five carries.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Pojoaque Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 360 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, St. Michael's put another one in the bag on Saturday to keep their perfect season alive. They put the hurt on West Las Vegas with a sharp 28-6 win. The 28-point effort marked the Horsemen's lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Pojoaque Valley's victory bumped their record up to 5-3. As for St. Michael's, they pushed their record up to 8-0 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season.
Pojoaque Valley was dealt a bruising 39-6 loss at the hands of St. Michael's in their previous meeting back in October of 2017. Will Pojoaque Valley have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
