Albuquerque was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They took a 26-17 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Sandia Matadors. The Bulldogs lost against the Matadors in their previous head to head back in September of 2023, too, but the margin this time around was much closer than the 45-9 score last time.
Although Albuquerque took the loss, they still got scores from Alberto Landeros and Jonathan R. Chavez.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Sandia to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jahleel Lewis, who rushed for 97 yards on only nine carries, and also threw for 131 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Lewis a new career-high in rushing yards. Another back making a difference was Lucas Hoswell, who rushed for 62 yards and a touchdown.
Albuquerque now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Sandia, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-4 record this season.
Albuquerque didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 50-0 defeat against La Cueva on the 31st. Sandia has also already played their next contest, a 44-0 loss against Los Lunas on the 1st.
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