The Mesilla Valley Christian School SonBlazers will venture away from home to take on the Tatum Coyotes at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mesilla Valley Christian School is looking to tack on another W to their six-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Mesilla Valley Christian School is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Melrose, who was ranked first in their home state at the time (Mesilla Valley Christian School was ranked fifth). Mesilla Valley Christian School was outmatched by Melrose at home and fell 56-12. The SonBlazers were red-hot offensively headed into the game (they scored no less than 31 points in the five matchups prior) but the Buffaloes' defense proved too tough.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Tatum). They blew past Hagerman/Lake Arthur 56-22 on the road on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Coyotes.
The loss snapped Mesilla Valley Christian School's winning streak at five games and leaves them with a 5-1 record. As for Tatum, their win bumped their record up to 4-2.
Mesilla Valley Christian School was dealt a bruising 70-18 defeat at the hands of Tatum in their previous meeting back in September of 2021. Thankfully for Mesilla Valley Christian School, Taylor Garner (who rushed for 80 yards and three touchdowns on only seven carries, and also threw for 260 yards and four touchdowns on only 16 passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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