Mesilla Valley Christian School hasn't had much luck against Melrose recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Mesilla Valley Christian School SonBlazers will face off against the Melrose Buffaloes at 1:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Mesilla Valley Christian School sitting on five straight victories and Melrose on 23 (dating back to last season).
Mesilla Valley Christian School is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They managed a 28-22 win over Fort Sumner/House.
Meanwhile, Melrose faced Gateway Christian in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. Melrose beat Gateway Christian by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 58-6. The Buffaloes might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 11 games by 28 points or more this season.
Josiah Roybal continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 48 yards and two touchdowns, while also throwing for 48 yards and two touchdowns.
Melrose pushed their record up to 12-0 with the victory, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 6.0 points per game. As for Mesilla Valley Christian School, their record is now 10-1.
Mesilla Valley Christian School took a serious blow against Melrose in their previous meeting back in September, falling 56-12. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Roybal, who rushed for 69 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries, and also threw for 79 yards and two touchdowns. Now that Mesilla Valley Christian School knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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