After flying high against Chaparral two weeks ago, Manzano came back down to earth. The Manzano Monarchs were beaten by the Albuquerque Academy Chargers 57-26 on Saturday. The game marked the Monarchs' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Several Monarchs players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Aiden Erickson, who picked up 131 receiving yards and a touchdown. Manzano is undefeated when Erickson posts 80 or more receiving yards, but 1-2 otherwise. Broden Price also helped out as he racked up 127 receiving yards.
Albuquerque Academy found their leader in sophomore William Braun, who threw for 372 yards and six touchdowns while completing 82.6% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Those six passing touchdowns set a new season-high mark for Braun. Jett Galles was Braun's top target, picking up 197 receiving yards and a touchdown.
With the loss, Manzano broke their five-game winning streak and moved their record to 5-2. As for Albuquerque Academy, the victory snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-4 record.
Manzano wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next match, a 22-19 defeat against Valencia on the 18th. Albuquerque Academy has also already played their next matchup, a 22-9 loss against Silver on the 18th.
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