The Sangre de Cristo Thunderbirds will head out to face off against the Holly Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Holly took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Sangre de Cristo, who comes in off a win.
Sangre de Cristo will head into Saturday's game after some sweet revenge against Soroco: Sangre de Cristo couldn't quite topple Soroco on September 7th, but it was still a huge improvement compared to the 40-point defeat they took when the two last played. Sangre de Cristo blew past Soroco, posting a 50-14 win on the road.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 42 points the game before, Holly was a bit more limited in their match on Friday. They were outmatched by Akron on the road and fell 55-7. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado football rankings (they are ranked 34th, while the Rams are ranked fifth).
The victory got Sangre de Cristo back to even at 1-1. As for Holly, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Sangre de Cristo lost to Holly on the road by a decisive 29-14 margin in their previous matchup back in August of 2015. Can Sangre de Cristo avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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