The Sangre de Cristo Thunderbirds will head out to square off against the Holly Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Sangre de Cristo will be strutting in after a victory while Holly will be coming in after a loss.
Sangre de Cristo will head into Saturday's match after some sweet revenge against Soroco: Sangre de Cristo couldn't quite topple Soroco on September 7th, but it was still a huge improvement compared to the 40-point defeat they took when the two last played. Sangre de Cristo blew past Soroco, posting a 50-14 win on the road.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 42 points the game before, Holly was a bit more limited in their contest on Friday. They were dealt a 55-7 loss at the hands of Akron. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado football rankings (they are ranked 33rd, while the Rams are ranked fifth).
Jessie Pizarro put forth a good effort for the losing side as he picked up 82 receiving yards and a touchdown. He showed off some serious burst, lighting up the secondary with a catch for 68 yards.
The victory got Sangre de Cristo back to even at 1-1. As for Holly, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Sangre de Cristo lost to Holly on the road by a decisive 29-14 margin when the teams last played back in August of 2015. Can Sangre de Cristo avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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