It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Espanola Valley had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They walked away with a 14-6 victory over the Manzano Monarchs. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Sundevils.
The critical scores for Espanola Valley came from Irvin Primero and Leonard Martinez.
Espanola Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 222 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Manzano only rushed for 73.
Espanola Valley is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. As for Manzano, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-6.
Espanola Valley will challenge Taos at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Taos will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Espanola Valley surely won't give up without a fight. Manzano does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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