The Manzano Monarchs are on the road again on Friday to play the Silver Fighting Colts at 7:00 p.m. Manzano is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 37.4 points per game this season.
Manzano will head into Friday's game ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Valencia on Friday, but the three-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the 31-point defeat they were dealt last Saturday. Manzano fell just short of Valencia by a score of 22-19. The matchup marked the Monarchs' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Aiden Erickson, who rushed for 64 yards and a touchdown on only five carries, and also picked up 52 receiving yards. Those 64 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Another receiver making a difference was Broden Price, who gained 108 total yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Silver was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They took a 22-9 hit to the loss column at the hands of Albuquerque Academy.
Although Silver took the loss, they still got scores from Angel Chacon, Cody Cooper, and Mekhi Grant.
Silver didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Noah Marquez and Milo Brines.
Manzano's defeat dropped their record down to 5-3. As for Silver, their loss dropped their record down to 2-7.
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