Cuba and Laguna Acoma are an even 4-4 against one another since October of 2014, but not for long. The Cuba Rams are taking a road trip to square off against the Laguna Acoma Hawks at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Cuba is headed into the contest having just posted their biggest win since September 1, 2023 on Thursday. They breezed by Newcomb to the tune of 35-0.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Laguna Acoma). They took their matchup on Friday with ease, bagging a 53-13 victory over Hozho Academy. The Hawks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matches by 30 points or more this season.
Laguna Acoma relied on the efforts of Ekahi Tiller, who gained 257 total yards and three touchdowns, and Derek Victorino Jr., who rushed for 167 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 7.3 yards per carry. With that strong performance, Victorino Jr. is now averaging an impressive 2.1 rushing touchdowns per game.
Laguna Acoma was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 435 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Laguna Acoma didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Victorino Jr.
Cuba is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 3-6 record this season. As for Laguna Acoma, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-4.
Everything went Cuba's way against Laguna Acoma in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as Cuba made off with a 48-22 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cuba since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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