Farmington is 0-3 against La Cueva since October of 2022 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Farmington Scorpions will head out on the road to face off against the La Cueva Bears at 7:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Farmington had no problem doing just that on Friday. They walked away with a 31-21 win over Volcano Vista. The victory was some much needed relief for Farmington as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Griego Trel was his usual excellent self, throwing for 410 yards and five touchdowns. Beck Michael did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 182 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, La Cueva had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 39.7 points), and they went ahead and made it seven two weeks ago. They took their match on the road with ease, bagging a 63-28 win over Farmington. La Cueva might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won seven games by 28 points or more this season.
Cameron Dyer had a dynamite game for La Cueva, rushing for 117 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries, while also throwing for 332 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.7 yards per attempt. Dyer hasn't dropped below 100 rushing yards for five straight games. Tanner Montano was another key contributor, gaining 161 total yards and two touchdowns.
Another reason for the win was La Cueva's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. In that department, Waylon Sanchez was the leader with two sacks.
Farmington now has a winning record of 6-5. As for La Cueva, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-3.
Farmington was dealt a bruising 63-28 defeat at the hands of La Cueva in their previous matchup two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of La Cueva's Dyer, who rushed for 117 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries, and also threw for 332 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.7 yards per attempt. Now that Farmington knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
