Kirtland Central lost against Grants back in September of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Kirtland Central Broncos took a 28-19 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Grants Pirates. The Broncos have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Kirtland Central lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Payton Mike, who rushed for 64 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 39 receiving yards. The dominant performance gave Mike a new career-high in rushing yards. Bryle Matthews was another key rusher, rushing for 68 yards and a touchdown.
Kirtland Central's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Mike.
Andres Lazos was nothing short of spectacular for Grants: he rushed for 139 yards and two touchdowns, and also caught a touchdown.
Kirtland Central's defeat dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Grants, the victory snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 2-3 record.
Kirtland Central will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Bernalillo at 6:00 p.m. on October 4th. Bernalillo is coming into the contest with four straight wins at home, so Kirtland Central will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for Grants, they will host Aztec at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Grants is facing Aztec at the right time seeing as Aztec is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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