The Pojoaque Valley Elks/Elkettes are taking a road trip to challenge the West Las Vegas Dons at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Pojoaque Valley is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 59 points last Friday, they were much more limited against St. Michael's on Friday. They took a blow against the Horsemen, falling 55-0. The defeat continues a trend for the Elks/Elkettes in their matchups with the Horsemen: they've now lost five in a row.
Meanwhile, after only six points in their last game, West Las Vegas made sure to put some points up on the board against Hope Christian on Saturday. West Las Vegas blew past Hope Christian 35-13. The Dons might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three contests by 22 points or more this season.
West Las Vegas can attribute much of their success to Cj Perea, who threw for 167 yards while completing 72.2% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Perea didn't just play on offense: he also picked up a sack and made two total tackles. Speaking of playmakers, who could forget Andres Sena, who went all the way with a kickoff return for a touchdown.
Pojoaque Valley's loss dropped their record down to 5-4. As for West Las Vegas, the victory snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 4-5 record.
Pojoaque Valley was dealt a bruising 52-0 defeat at the hands of West Las Vegas in their previous meeting back in September of 2017. Can Pojoaque Valley avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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