Piedra Vista fought the good fight in their overtime game against Alamogordo on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They were just a hair shy of victory and fell 36-35 to the Alamogordo Tigers. One positive for the Panthers, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.
Despite the loss, Piedra Vista still got an impressive performance from Brig Keiser, who rushed for 250 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 9.6 yards per carry. Keiser's longest rush was for an incredible 82 yards.
Even though they lost, Piedra Vista was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 373 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Piedra Vista wouldn't let Alamogordo keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Piedra Vista can thank Amasi Griego and Armando Martinez for forcing both of them.
Nathanael Best was his usual excellent self, rushing for 172 yards while picking up 7.2 yards per carry, and also throwing for 105 yards and two touchdowns for Alamogordo. The dominant performance gave Best a new career-high in rushing yards.
Piedra Vista is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-3. As for Alamogordo, the win snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 1-3 record.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Piedra Vista will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Canyon at 8:00 p.m. on September 27th. As for Alamogordo, they will challenge Organ Mountain at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Alamogordo is facing Organ Mountain at the right time seeing as Organ Mountain is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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