The Santa Fe Demons will take on the Los Lunas Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Santa Fe is coming into the game on a five-game losing streak.
Los Lunas is facing Santa Fe at the wrong time: Santa Fe suffered their first home loss of the season on Friday and they're likely out for redemption. They fell to the Jaguars 24-18. That's two games in a row now that the Demons have lost by exactly six points.
Meanwhile, Los Lunas faced La Cueva in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. Los Lunas was outmatched by La Cueva on the road and fell 63-31. The Tigers' loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Los Lunas might have lost, but man, Kaiden Reese was a machine: he rushed for 109 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 90 yards and two touchdowns.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Los Lunas was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 242 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 211 rushing yards in five consecutive matchups.
Santa Fe's defeat dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Los Lunas, their loss dropped their record down to 4-2.
Santa Fe took a serious blow against Los Lunas when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 57-6. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Reese, who rushed for 91 yards and a touchdown on only six carries, and also threw for 85 yards and two touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes. Now that Santa Fe knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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