The Aztec Tigers will face off against the Grants Pirates at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Aztec is looking for their season's first victory.
Aztec's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Bloomfield on Friday. They were dealt a 53-0 loss at the hands of the Bobcats. 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 contest was the charm for Grants, as they earned their first road win of the season. They walked away with a 28-19 win over Kirtland Central on Friday. The victory was some much needed relief for the Pirates as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Andres Lazos had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 139 yards and two touchdowns, and also caught a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in October of 2023.
Grants' defense stepped up as well, laying out Chance Aspaas. 5.5 times. The heavy lifting was done by Tristin Fernandez and Juaquine Rivera, who racked up four sacks between them.
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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