The Taos Tigers will challenge the Espanola Valley Sundevils at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Taos' offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Bloomfield on Friday. They were beaten by the Bobcats 55-0. Having soared to a lofty 42 points in the game before, the Tigers' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Meanwhile, Espanola Valley's undefeated season came to an end after five games on Friday. They were just a hair shy of victory and fell 21-20 to Bernalillo. The defeat continues a trend for the Sundevils in their matchups with the Spartans: they've now lost six in a row.
Although Espanola Valley took the loss, they still got scores from Ezekial Cuevas, Michael Maestas, and Irvin Primero.
Even though they lost, Espanola Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 233 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 233 rushing yards in six consecutive matches.
Taos' loss dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Espanola Valley, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 5-1.
Taos came up short against Espanola Valley when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 38-25. Thankfully for Taos, Adrick Deleon (who rushed for 324 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 14.7 yards per carry, and also picked up 32 receiving yards) 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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