Sandia is 1-8 against La Cueva since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Sandia Matadors will welcome the La Cueva Bears at 7:00 p.m.
Sandia is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Volcano Vista, who was ranked fourth in their home state at the time (Sandia was ranked 24th). Sandia came up short against Volcano Vista on Friday, falling 28-6. Having soared to a lofty 37 points in the game before, the Matadors couldn't push the score so high this time.
Meanwhile, La Cueva had already won 11 in a row dating back to last season (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 34.9 points), and they went ahead and made it 12 last Saturday. They walked away with a 39-32 win over the Pioneers.
Sandia now has a losing record at 1-2. As for La Cueva, their victory was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0.
Sandia was dealt a bruising 51-0 loss at the hands of La Cueva in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Will Sandia 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.
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