The Salida Spartans will head out to square off against the Alamosa Mean Moose at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Salida hasn't scored more than 13 points for five games straight, a trend the team is eager to reverse.
While Salida's win against Bayfield wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. In a tight game that could have gone either way, the Spartans made off with a 10-9 victory over the Wolverines.
Meanwhile, Alamosa had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 42.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They took their contest with ease, bagging a 40-0 win over the Panthers. The Mean Moose's defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a point in their last three matchups.
Salida better keep an eye on Brennon Maez. He was instrumental in Alamosa's win, picking up 143 receiving yards and one TD. Those 143 receiving yards gave Maez a new career-high.
Alamosa's record now sits at 5-2. As for Salida, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-6.
Salida ended up a good deal behind Alamosa when the teams last played back in October of 2024, losing 26-7. Thankfully for the Spartans, Dyson Woodward (who rushed for 146 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries, and also threw for 100 yards on ten of 17 attempts) 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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