The Silver Fighting Colts will venture away from home to face off against the Manzano Monarchs at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Silver's defense has only allowed 14.8 points per game this season, so Manzano's offense will have their work cut out for them.
If Silver beats Manzano with 21 points on Saturday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. The Fighting Colts snuck past Albuquerque Academy with a 21-17 win on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Fighting Colts.
Silver can attribute much of their success to Josiah Madrid, who threw for 214 yards and two touchdowns, and Urijah Arrey, who picked up 41 receiving yards and one score.
Meanwhile, Manzano was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a 22-14 hit to the loss column at the hands of Valencia.
Silver will have to keep a close watch on Broden Price and Aiden Erickson, a pair of players who had a big impact on Manzano's prior game. Price gained 122 total yards, while Erickson gained 87 total yards and a touchdown.
Most of the squad's points came courtesy of special teams, who contributed eight in total. The biggest highlight from special teams (and perhaps the team as a whole) came courtesy of Erickson, who ran a kickoff back for a touchdown.
Silver's victory bumped their record up to 6-3. As for Manzano, their loss dropped their record down to 4-4.
Silver came out on top in a nail-biter against Manzano in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, sneaking past 16-13. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Fighting Colts since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
