The La Cueva Bears's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Atrisco Heritage Academy Jaguars at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. La Cueva will be hoping to continue their six-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last.
La Cueva is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Los Lunas, who was ranked seventh in their home state at the time (La Cueva was ranked first). La Cueva took their contest at home on Thursday with ease, bagging a 63-31 victory over Los Lunas. The Bears might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matches by 21 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Atrisco Heritage Academy came into Friday's game having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They snuck past Santa Fe with a 24-18 win on Friday.
Atrisco Heritage Academy found their leader in underclassman Alijah Lee, who rushed for 87 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 41 receiving yards. Another player making a difference was J'Ven Smith, who picked up 158 receiving yards and a touchdown.
La Cueva pushed their record up to 7-0 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Atrisco Heritage Academy, their win bumped their record up to 2-5.
Everything went La Cueva's way against Atrisco Heritage Academy when the teams last played back in August of 2015, as La Cueva made off with a 33-7 victory. Does La Cueva have another victory up their sleeve, or will Atrisco Heritage Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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