Melrose has gone 3-0 against Mesilla Valley Christian School recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Melrose Buffaloes will venture away from home to challenge the Mesilla Valley Christian School SonBlazers at 7:00 p.m. Melrose will be coming into the matchup with an undefeated record on the line.
Melrose is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Escalante, who was ranked 18th in their home state at the time (Melrose was ranked first). Melrose took their game at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 52-0 victory over Escalante. 52 seems to be a good number for the Buffaloes as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
Josiah Roybal had an outrageously good game as he threw for 206 yards and five touchdowns on only ten passes. Brayden Eldridge helped Roybal out on the ground, picking up 63 receiving yards and a touchdown, while also rushing for 38 yards.
Meanwhile, Mesilla Valley Christian School is still undefeated this season after their match against Gateway Christian on Friday, but Gateway Christian came as close as anyone has to beating them. Mesilla Valley Christian School had just enough and edged Gateway Christian out 50-48. Mesilla Valley Christian School's victory was all the more impressive since the Warriors were averaging only 17.5 points allowed on the season.
Melrose's win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0. As for Mesilla Valley Christian School, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 5-0.
Everything came up roses for Melrose against Mesilla Valley Christian School in their previous matchup back in October of 2021 as the team secured a 54-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Melrose 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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