The Taos Tigers will square off against the Espanola Valley Sundevils at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Taos is coming into the game hot, having won their last three games.
Two weeks ago, Taos earned a 21-14 victory over Bernalillo.
Meanwhile, with a playoff game on the line, Espanola Valley rose to the challenge on Saturday. They walked away with a 14-6 win over the Monarchs. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Sundevils.
The critical scores for Espanola Valley came from Irvin Primero and Leonard Martinez.
Espanola Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 222 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Manzano only rushed for 73.
Taos' victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-3. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 32.0 points per game. As for Espanola Valley, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season.
Everything went Taos' way against Espanola Valley when the teams last played back in October, as Taos made off with a 27-7 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Taos since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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