The Valley Vikings will take on the Los Alamos Hilltoppers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Valley will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each game than the last.
Valley is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took down Del Norte 33-14 on Saturday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Valley's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Julian Butkivich, who threw for 155 yards and two touchdowns on only eight passes.
Valley's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB six times. Leading the way was Christian Powell with three sacks.
Meanwhile, Los Alamos entered their tilt with Rio Grande on Saturday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They claimed a resounding 50-0 win over the Ravens on the road. The Hilltoppers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matchups by 29 points or more this season.
Valley is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 3-5 record this season. As for Los Alamos, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-3.
Valley skirted past Los Alamos 26-23 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Valley since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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