Football Preview: New Mexico Military Institute Colts vs. Hot Springs Tigers
New Mexico Military Institute is 7-2 against Hot Springs since September of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The New Mexico Military Institute Colts are taking a road trip to challenge the Hot Springs Tigers at 7:00 p.m. New Mexico Military Institute is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 38.8 points per game this season.
New Mexico Military Institute is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Ruidoso at home to the tune of 45-13 on Friday. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 39-7.
It was another big night for Cohen Tomasits, who rushed for 75 yards and four touchdowns on only seven carries. He didn't just play on offense: he also made three total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defended a pass. New Mexico Military Institute also got a significant boost from Miguel Garcia, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 82 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: New Mexico Military Institute was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 295 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 217 rushing yards in eight consecutive matches.
New Mexico Military Institute wouldn't let Ruidoso keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. New Mexico Military Institute can thank Sawyer Hull and Samuel McCargish for forcing both of them. McCargish also set a new season high mark in total tackles with six.
Meanwhile, a win for Hot Springs just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were dealt a 38-2 loss at the hands of Dexter. Having soared to a lofty 35 points in the game before, the Tigers couldn't push the score so high this time.
New Mexico Military Institute is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. As for Hot Springs, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 4-4.
Everything came up roses for New Mexico Military Institute against Hot Springs in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as the squad secured a 41-8 victory. In that game, New Mexico Military Institute amassed a halftime lead of 21-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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