Football Preview: Caprock Longhorns vs. Tascosa Rebels
Caprock is 0-6 against Tascosa since August of 2014 but things could change on Thursday. The Caprock Longhorns will face off against the Tascosa Rebels at 7:00 p.m. Caprock will be strutting in after a win while Tascosa will be coming in after a defeat.
Caprock took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They blew past Lubbock 52-22. The Longhorns' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Juan De La Cruz was a one-man wrecking crew for Caprock as he threw for 163 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 69 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries. Those 69 rushing yards gave De La Cruz a new career-high. Xavier Vargas handled things on the ground, rushing for 86 yards and a rushing touchdown.
Another reason for the win was Caprock's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Brayden Salinas and Malikai Carrasco, who racked up four sacks between them. With that strong performance, Salinas is now averaging an impressive 5.6 total tackles per game.
Meanwhile, Tascosa didn't have quite enough to beat Abilene on Friday and fell 31-29. While losing is never fun, the Rebels can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 510th, while the Eagles are ranked 211th).
Caprock's victory ended an eight-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-6. As for Tascosa, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-5.
Caprock was dealt a bruising 63-24 loss at the hands of Tascosa in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Caprock avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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