After three games on the road, Santaluces is heading back home. They will host the Park Vista Cobras at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Santaluces is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Midland on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Santaluces came up short against Midland, falling 56-31.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Park Vista). They blew past Olympic Heights 49-0 at home on Friday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Park Vista found their leader in underclassman Elisha Gamble, who rushed for 177 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries. The dominant performance gave Gamble a new career-high in rushing yards. Caleb Smith was another key player, picking up 77 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Park Vista was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 256 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Santaluces' defeat dropped their record down to 4-2. As for Park Vista, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 4-3 record this season.
Santaluces was able to grind out a solid victory over Park Vista in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, winning 14-3. Does Santaluces have another victory up their sleeve, or will Park Vista turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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