The Armijo Royals will venture away from home to take on the Valley Vikings at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither Armijo nor Valley posted many points in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
Last Thursday, Armijo came up short against Johnson and fell 21-12. The Royals have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, a victory for Valley just wasn't in the cards on Thursday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were outmatched by Fairfield on the road and fell 45-6. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 411th, while the Falcons are ranked 143rd).
Even if they lost, Valley's defensive line still kept up the pressure with three sacks. In fact, those sacks all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Deyonce Espinal.
Armijo's loss dropped their record down to 6-6. As for Valley, they now have a losing record at 6-7.
Armijo won a match that couldn't have been any closer in their previous matchup back in September, slipping by Valley 19-18. The rematch might be a little tougher for Armijo 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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