Piedra Vista hasn't had much luck against Los Lunas recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Piedra Vista Panthers will be staying on the road to face off against the Los Lunas Tigers at 6:00 p.m. Piedra Vista is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 27.1 points per game this season.
Piedra Vista is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Farmington, who was ranked 14th in their home state at the time (Piedra Vista was ranked 17th). Piedra Vista came out on top against Farmington by a score of 29-19 on Friday.
Piedra Vista's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Amasi Griego led the charge by rushing for 38 yards and a touchdown, while also picking up 33 receiving yards and a touchdown. Those 38 rushing yards gave Griego a new career-high. Brig Keiser handled things on the ground, rushing for 100 yards and a rushing touchdown.
Piedra Vista wouldn't let Farmington keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Piedra Vista can thank Tryston Barela and Mason Duncan for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, Los Lunas entered their tilt with Sandia on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They took their game with ease, bagging a 44-0 win over the Matadors. The result was nothing new for the Tigers, who have now won five matchups by 21 points or more so far this season.
Kaiden Reese was his usual excellent self, rushing for 134 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries.
Los Lunas was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 401 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 211 rushing yards in eight consecutive contests.
Los Lunas pushed their record up to 7-2 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 9.9 points per game. As for Piedra Vista, their record is now 3-7.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Piedra Vista has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 217.8 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Los Lunas struggles in that department as they've been averaging 271.1. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Piedra Vista was dealt a bruising 42-0 loss at the hands of Los Lunas in their previous matchup back in August of 2021. Thankfully for Piedra Vista, Paul Cieremans (who rushed for 133 yards and three touchdowns on only eight carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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