Football Preview: Aztec Tigers vs. Grants Pirates
The Aztec Tigers will take on the Grants Pirates at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Aztec is looking for their season's first win.
Aztec's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Bloomfield on Friday. They were outmatched by the Bobcats at home and fell 53-0. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico football rankings (they are ranked 68th, while the Bobcats are ranked 14th).
Meanwhile, the third road matchup was the charm for Grants, as they earned their first road win of the season. They came out on top against Kirtland Central by a score of 28-19 on Friday. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Pirates as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Andres Lazos went supernova for Grants, rushing for 139 yards and two touchdowns, while also catching a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards Lazos has posted since back in October of 2023.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Grants' defense and their 5.5 sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Tristin Fernandez and Juaquine Rivera, who racked up four sacks between them.
Aztec's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Grants, their win bumped their record up to 2-3.
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