Football Game Preview: Tohatchi Cougars vs. Thoreau Hawks + How To Watch

The Tohatchi Cougars will venture away from home to take on the Thoreau Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.

Tohatchi is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Crownpoint: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Cougars blew the Eagles out of the water with a 54-6 final score. The Cougars' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.

Meanwhile, Thoreau came tearing into Friday's contest with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 34 points), and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Bengals 31-6. Considering the Hawks have won three matchups by more than 24 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

The critical scores for Thoreau came from Elyjah Becenti, Jordan Calladitto, Irvin Tom, and Noah Trickey.

Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Thoreau proved: they limited Gallup to a paltry 3.3 yards per carry. The team can thank Calladitto for the heroic effort on defense: he. Thoreau didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 6.3.

Thoreau didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Becenti, Tom, and Jacoby McCabe picked up one apiece. Tom got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.

Thoreau's victory bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Tohatchi, their win bumped their record up to 2-3.

Tohatchi was taken down by Thoreau 47-12 when the teams last played back in October of 2024. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Cougars were down 26-6.