The Aztec Tigers will challenge the Grants Pirates at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Aztec will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Aztec's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Bloomfield on Friday. They took a blow against the Bobcats, falling 53-0. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico football rankings (they are ranked 68th, while the Bobcats are ranked 14th).
Meanwhile, the third road matchup was the charm for Grants, as they earned their first road win of the season. They came out on top against Kirtland Central by a score of 28-19 on Friday. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Pirates as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Andres Lazos went supernova for Grants, rushing for 139 yards and two touchdowns, while also catching a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards Lazos has posted since back in October of 2023.
Aztec's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Grants, their win bumped their record up to 2-3.
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