The Grady Bronchos will head out on the road to face off against the Floyd Broncos at 1:00 p.m. on Friday. Grady is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last five games.
Grady is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Elida, who was ranked seventh in their home state at the time (Grady was ranked fourth). Grady was the clear victor by a 58-37 margin over Elida on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Bronchos, who have now won six games by 21 points or more so far this season.
It was another big night for Trey Rush, who rushed for 203 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries, and also picked up 63 receiving yards. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Zander Ciancio, who threw for 141 yards and three touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Grady was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 270 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Grady didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Deakin Ragland and Noah Stanfield.
Meanwhile, a win for Floyd just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were dealt a 59-6 defeat at the hands of Roy/Mosquero. The game was over by the end of the first half, with no points scored by either team from that point forward.
Grady pushed their record up to 7-1 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Floyd, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-5.
Everything came up roses for Grady against Floyd when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 58-6 win. In that match, Grady amassed a halftime lead of 45-6, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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