Sandia hasn't had much luck against Rio Rancho recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Sandia Matadors' road trip will continue as they head out to face the Rio Rancho Rams at 7:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Sandia's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Los Lunas on Friday. They had to suffer through a 44-0 loss at the hands of the Tigers. The contest marked the first time this year in which the Matadors were not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, Rio Rancho faced Cleveland in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Rio Rancho was beaten by Cleveland 40-12. Having soared to a lofty 34 points in the game before, the Rams couldn't push the score so high this time.
Loss or not, Rio Rancho got some senior leadership from Jace Pitt and Jj Arellano. Pitt picked up 111 receiving yards and a touchdown, while Arellano threw for 250 yards and two touchdowns. Those 250 passing yards set a new season-high mark for Arellano.
Sandia's defeat dropped their record down to 5-5. As for Rio Rancho, their loss dropped their record down to 6-4.
Sandia took a serious blow against Rio Rancho in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, falling 38-6. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Sandia was down 24-0.
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