Kirtland Central lost against Moriarty back in November of 2022, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Kirtland Central Broncos took a hard 38-23 fall against the Moriarty Pintos.
When it comes to explaining why Kirtland Central lost, don't look at Bryle Matthews. Despite the final result, he rushed for 116 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries, and also threw for 156 yards and a touchdown while completing 73.7% of his passes. Those 116 rushing yards gave Matthews a new career-high. Kirtland Central also got a significant boost from Payton Mike, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 100 yards.
Moriarty's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Josiah Wolf led the charge by rushing for 128 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries. Wolf's longest rush was for an impressive 53 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Caedon Kamplain was another key player, rushing for 84 yards and two touchdowns.
Kirtland Central has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-8 record this season. As for Moriarty, they moved to 4-6 with that win, which also ended their three-game losing streak.
Kirtland Central does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Moriarty, they will challenge Valencia at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Moriarty will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each contest than the last.
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