The Aztec Tigers will take on the Grants Pirates at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Aztec will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Aztec's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Bloomfield on Friday. They were beaten by the Bobcats 53-0. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico football rankings (they are ranked 68th, while the Bobcats are ranked 14th).
Meanwhile, the third road match was the charm for Grants, as they earned their first road win of the season. They came out on top against Kirtland Central by a score of 28-19 on Friday. The win was some much needed relief for the Pirates as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Andres Lazos had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 139 yards and two touchdowns, and also caught a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in October of 2023.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Grants' defense and their 5.5 sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Tristin Fernandez and Juaquine Rivera, who racked up four sacks between them.
Aztec's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Grants, their victory bumped their record up to 2-3.
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