Duke City Gladiators fall to Tucson, 55-35

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The Duke City Gladiators make their home debut with the Tucson Sugar Skulls Sunday.

In the first quarter, the Gladiators were down 14-0 when Nate Davis connected with Jared Elmore for a touchdown.

Tucson took a big lead in the first half and maintained it for the rest of the game.

The Gladiators lost 55-35.

The team will be back on the road next week in Texas.