The Hope Christian Huskies will venture away from home to face off against the Pojoaque Valley Elks/Elkettes at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Hope Christian is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against St. Michael's on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Hope Christian was dealt a 60-7 loss at the hands of St. Michael's. While losing is never fun, the Huskies can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico football rankings (they are ranked 69th, while the Horsemen are ranked 14th).
Meanwhile, Pojoaque Valley fell victim to Robertson and their airtight defense on Thursday. They were beaten by the Cardinals 51-0. The defeat continues a trend for the Elks/Elkettes in their matchups with the Cardinals: they've now lost seven in a row.
Hope Christian now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Pojoaque Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 4-2.
Everything went Hope Christian's way against Pojoaque Valley in their previous meeting back in October of 2021, as Hope Christian made off with a 42-22 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Pojoaque Valley's Dominic Esquibel, who rushed for 167 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.4 yards per carry. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Hope Christian to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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