The Valley Vikings will challenge the Belen Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Valley will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Last Friday, Valley came up short against Goddard and fell 14-3.
Valley's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Chris Melendez and Ryan Richardson. Valley got some further help from Juan Vigil: he picked up a sack and made eight total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Belen was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 20-14 to Valencia. That's two games in a row now that the Eagles have lost by exactly six points.
Valley's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 0-3. As for Belen, they dropped their record down to 0-2 with that defeat, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
Valley took their win against Belen when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 33-7. Will Valley repeat their success, or does Belen have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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