If Navajo Prep was riding high off their 40-18 takedown of Wingate last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Navajo Prep Eagles fell to the Pinon Eagles 36-32. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as Navajo Prep came into the game with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 79th in New Mexico, while Pinon is ranked 200th in Arizona).
Josh Manuelito went supernova for Pinon, rushing for 291 yards and five touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards.
Navajo Prep's loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Pinon, the win was the fourth in a row (dating back to last season) for them, bringing their record for this year to 3-0.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Navajo Prep will head out to face off against Crownpoint at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have been evenly matched recently as the teams are 4-4 against one another since November of 2014. As for Pinon, they will take on San Carlos at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Pinon's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.
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