Silver kicked off their season on the road on Friday and hit a couple of potholes. They and the Santa Teresa Desert Warriors were almost perfectly matched up, but the Silver Fighting Colts suffered a 15-14 defeat. The Fighting Colts haven't had much luck with the Desert Warriors recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Nicholas Vierra was the offensive standout of the contest as he rushed for 86 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 107 yards and a touchdown while completing 72.7% of his passes. Santa Teresa also got a significant boost from David Gutierrez, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 135 yards.
Silver will look to take advantage of their home-field for the first time this season as they take on Gallup at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Santa Teresa, they will challenge Mountain View at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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