After two games on the road, Grants is heading back home. They will host the Aztec Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Grants will be strutting in after a victory while Aztec will be coming in after a defeat.
Having struggled with three losses in a row, Grants finally turned things around against Kirtland Central on Friday. They walked away with a 28-19 win over the Broncos.
Andres Lazos was a one-man wrecking crew for Grants as he rushed for 139 yards and two touchdowns, and also caught a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards Lazos has posted since back in October of 2023.
Another reason for the win was Grants' imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for 5.5 sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Tristin Fernandez and Juaquine Rivera, who racked up four sacks between them.
Meanwhile, Aztec was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat dating back to last season. They had to suffer through a 53-0 loss at the hands of Bloomfield. 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).
Grants' victory bumped their record up to 2-3. As for Aztec, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
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