Football Recap: Pebble Hills Spartans vs. Socorro Bulldogs
Pebble Hills came tearing into Thursday's matchup with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 33.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They took their game with ease, bagging a 55-26 victory over the Socorro Bulldogs. The result was nothing new for the Spartans, who have now won five contests by 29 points or more so far this season.
Pebble Hills was led to victory by Zereian Quarles and Joe Fernandez. Quarles rushed for 154 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.1 yards per carry, while Fernandez threw for 176 yards and three touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes. Pebble Hills is undefeated when Fernandez posts three or more passing touchdowns, but 0-3 otherwise.
Pebble Hills was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 267 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Pebble Hills didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Arturo Guevara and Calvin Lockwood. Pebble Hills got some further help from Dorian Jaramillo: he picked up a sack and made 12 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
When it comes to explaining why Socorro lost, don't look at Eder Hernandez. Despite the final result, he rushed for 133 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries.
Pebble Hills has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a massive bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Socorro, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-6.
Pebble Hills will look to defend their home field on Friday against Eastlake at 7:00 p.m. Eastlake has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 127 points over their last three matchups. As for Socorro, they will head out on the road to face off against Coronado at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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