The Alamogordo Tigers will challenge the Piedra Vista Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Alamogordo is looking for their season?s first win.
Alamogordo will head into Friday's matchup ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Albuquerque on Friday, but the three-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the 27-point defeat they were dealt last Friday. Alamogordo fell just short of Albuquerque by a score of 24-21.
Despite their loss, Alamogordo saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Nathanael Best, who rushed for 100 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries, and also threw for 28 yards and a touchdown while completing 83.3% of his passes, was perhaps the best of all. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in rushing yards. Dylan Hergenreder was another key back, rushing for 95 yards and a touchdown.
Alamogordo wouldn't let Albuquerque keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Alamogordo can thank Bryson Bloom and Gianni Mulgado for forcing both of them. Mulgado also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, forcing a fumble and making ten total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Even though they lost, Alamogordo was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 221 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 157 rushing yards in five consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 34 points the game before, Piedra Vista was a bit more limited in their contest on Friday. They took a 17-6 hit to the loss column at the hands of Durango. The Panthers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Alamogordo's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Piedra Vista, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
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