The Hatch Valley Bears are taking a road trip to take on the Laguna Acoma Hawks at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Hatch Valley will head into Saturday's matchup hoping to keep the good times rolling: they only won by two when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 50-point they dealt Zuni on Saturday. Hatch Valley blew past Zuni, posting a 50-0 victory at home.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Laguna Acoma on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Santa Fe Indian out of the water with a 52-0 final score. The match was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Hawks had established a 38 point advantage.
Derek Victorino Jr. was a one-man wrecking crew for Laguna Acoma as he rushed for 134 yards and four touchdowns on only seven carries, and also threw for 125 yards and a touchdown. Victorino Jr. got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run and that went for an incredible 72 yards. Camren Martin made the highlight reel by snagging an interception and taking it all the way to the house.
Laguna Acoma's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Marshall Deutsawe, Gregory Vallo, and Martin picked up one apiece. Vallo also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, making a tackle and defending two passes in addition to snagging an interception.
Hatch Valley now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Laguna Acoma, they now also have a winning record of 2-1.
Everything came up roses for Hatch Valley against Laguna Acoma when the teams last played back in August of 2023 as the team secured a 50-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hatch Valley 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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