Football Game Preview: Los Lunas Tigers vs. Atrisco Heritage Academy Jaguars + How To Watch

The Los Lunas Tigers will challenge the Atrisco Heritage Academy Jaguars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Los Lunas' favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last four contests.

Los Lunas' defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They claimed a resounding 38-0 victory over Santa Fe. The win continues a trend for the Tigers in their matchups with the Demons: they've now won four in a row.

Martin Cordova

Rushing Touchdowns (Career)

10/17/25 vs Santa Fe	2
09/05/25 @ Farmington	1
11/01/24 vs Sandia	1
10/04/24 vs Albuquerque	1
09/20/24 vs West Mesa	1

Martin Cordova was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 89 yards and a pair of touchdowns on only 11 carries. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in rushing touchdowns (two).

Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Los Lunas proved: they limited Santa Fe to a paltry 1.5 yards per carry. The team can thank Brad Mallory for the heroic effort on defense: he. Los Lunas didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 8.1.

Meanwhile, Atrisco Heritage Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They were beaten by La Cueva 49-14. 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 48th, while the Bears are ranked seventh).

Los Lunas will have to contain Deon Session as he made an impact in Atrisco Heritage Academy's last game. He picked up 54 receiving yards and two scores.

Atrisco Heritage Academy's loss dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Los Lunas, their victory bumped their record up to 5-3.

Friday's game might be decided in the trenches. Los Lunas has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 215 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for Atrisco Heritage Academy, though, as they've been averaging only 57 rushing yards. How will they fare against such a dominant running game?

Everything went Los Lunas' way against Atrisco Heritage Academy when the teams last played back in October of 2024, as Los Lunas made off with a 43-21 win. Will the Tigers repeat their success, or do the Jaguars have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.