The Los Lunas Tigers are taking a road trip to challenge the Santa Fe Demons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Los Lunas is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 27 points per game this season.
Los Lunas is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: La Cueva, who was ranked first in their home state at the time (Los Lunas was ranked seventh). Los Lunas took a blow against La Cueva on Thursday, falling 63-31. The Tigers have struggled against the Bears recently, as their game on Thursday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Los Lunas might have lost, but man, Kaiden Reese was a machine: he rushed for 109 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 90 yards and two touchdowns.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Los Lunas was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 242 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 211 rushing yards in five consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Santa Fe was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They took a 24-18 hit to the loss column at the hands of Atrisco Heritage Academy. That makes it the first time this season the Demons have let down their home crowd.
The loss snapped Los Lunas' winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 4-2 record. As for Santa Fe, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-5.
Everything came up roses for Los Lunas against Santa Fe in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 57-6 win. In that game, Los Lunas amassed a halftime lead of 50-6, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
