The Piedra Vista Panthers will face off against the Durango Demons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Piedra Vista is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Bloomfield, who was ranked 12th in their home state at the time (Piedra Vista was ranked 14th). Piedra Vista fell 47-34 to Bloomfield on Friday.
Despite the loss, Piedra Vista got top-tier performance from Brig Keiser, who rushed for 160 yards and two touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Felipe Moreno, who gained 140 total yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Durango was just a hair shy of victory on Friday and fell 21-20 to Farmington. While losing is never fun, the Demons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 51st in Colorado, while the Scorpions are ranked seventh in New Mexico).
Piedra Vista's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-1. As for Durango, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Piedra Vista was dealt a bruising 49-14 defeat at the hands of Durango when the teams last played back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Durango's Peyton Dike, who picked up 109 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Now that Piedra Vista knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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