The Mesa Verde Mavericks will venture away from home to square off against the Elite Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Mesa Verde is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Sacramento Adventist on Wednesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Mesa Verde had to suffer through a 48-0 loss at the hands of Sacramento Adventist. While losing is never fun, the Mavericks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 521st, while the Capitals are ranked 181st).
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Elite's offense. They took a blow against Sacramento Adventist on Tuesday, falling 61-0. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Mesa Verde's loss dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Elite, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3-1.
Mesa Verde was able to grind out a solid win over Elite in their previous matchup back in September, winning 24-12. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mesa Verde since the squad 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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