After each having a week off, the Albuquerque Bulldogs and the Los Lunas Tigers will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Albuquerque will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Albuquerque will head into Friday's contest hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big back in September (they won by 29) but last Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Atrisco Heritage Academy , sneaking past 14-12. The 14-point effort marked the Bulldogs' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Isaac Houlihan continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 100 yards and two touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Albuquerque was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 232 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 232 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Los Lunas faced West Mesa in a battle between two of the state's top teams last Friday. Los Lunas breezed by West Mesa at home to the tune of 54-21. The Tigers' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
The critical scores for Los Lunas came from Kaiden Reese, Anthony Castillo, Jordan Howard, Jagger Casillas, J'Den Howard, Martin Cordova, and Luke Cieremans.
Los Lunas' defense made their presence known, laying out Dominic Lucero. five times. West Mesa's QB won't forget Bryant Baca anytime soon given he sacked him twice.
Albuquerque's record now sits at 4-1. As for Los Lunas, they pushed their record up to 3-1 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Albuquerque has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 245.8 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Los Lunas struggles in that department as they've been averaging 220.2. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Albuquerque was taken down by Los Lunas 54-0 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Albuquerque avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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