The Miyamura Patriots will head out on the road to challenge the Los Alamos Hilltoppers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Miyamura sitting on four straight wins and Los Alamos on six.
Miyamura and Del Norte met for a duel on Friday where Miyamura prevailed. Miyamura blew past Del Norte 35-0. The result was nothing new for the Patriots, who have now won four matches by 33 points or more so far this season.
Sean Torres had a dynamite game for Miyamura, rushing for 128 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. Those 128 rushing yards gave Torres a new career-high. Backing up that air attack was Carlos Garcia, who rushed for 93 yards.
Miyamura wouldn't let Del Norte keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Miyamura can thank Matthew Krueger and Josh Sanchez for forcing both of them. Krueger also made six total tackles, which is notable because Miyamura is 5-1 when he posts at least four total tackles, but 1-2 otherwise.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Los Alamos against Valley on Friday as the squad secured a 63-33 victory. The Hilltoppers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matchups by 29 points or more this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Los Alamos to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jordan Herrera, who rushed for 87 yards and two touchdowns. Another player making a difference was Kyle Evenhus, who threw for 170 yards and a touchdown while completing 83.3% of his passes.
Miyamura's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-3. As for Los Alamos, their record now sits at an identical 6-3.
Miyamura came up short against Los Alamos when the teams last played back in October of 2021, falling 28-22. Thankfully for Miyamura, Teke Nieto (who rushed for 86 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 49 receiving yards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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