The Albuquerque Bulldogs will challenge the Valley Vikings at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Albuquerque is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Sandia, who was ranked third at the time (Albuquerque was ranked 11th). Albuquerque took a hard 66-49 fall against Sandia on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a 48-41 hit to the loss column at the hands of Highland.
Albuquerque's loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 11-5. As for Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-9.
Albuquerque skirted past Valley 50-48 in their previous matchup on Saturday. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Valley's Angelito Villa, who went 8 for 14 en route to 19 points and six boards. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Albuquerque still be able to contain Villa? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
