Football Preview: Los Lunas Tigers vs. Atrisco Heritage Academy Jaguars
A feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers dukes it out withthe Atrisco Heritage Academy Jaguars at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Los Lunas is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 30.7 points per game this season.
Los Lunas' defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They breezed by Santa Fe on the road to the tune of 46-0. Considering the Tigers have won three contests by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Kaiden Reese continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 113 yards and a touchdown on only six carries, while also throwing for 95 yards and two touchdowns. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 73 yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Los Lunas was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 334 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 211 rushing yards in six consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, a victory for Atrisco Heritage Academy just wasn't in the cards on Thursday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were beaten by La Cueva 42-6. While losing is never fun, the Jaguars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico football rankings (they are ranked 32nd, while the Bears are ranked first).
Los Lunas' win bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Atrisco Heritage Academy, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-6 record this season.
Saturday's matchup might be decided in the trenches. Los Lunas has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 246.7 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for Atrisco Heritage Academy, though, as they've been averaging only 79.2. How will they fare against such a dominant running game? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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