Football Preview: Tularosa Wildcats vs. Robertson Cardinals
The Tularosa Wildcats will head out on the road to square off against the Robertson Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Tularosa's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Capitan 50-0 at home. That 50 point margin sets a new team best for the Wildcats this season.
Meanwhile, Robertson put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They claimed a resounding 49-7 win over Raton at home. Fans of the Cardinals have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
A big part of Robertson's victory came down to the chemistry between Jesse James Gonzalez and his top target George Smith. Gonzalez threw for 215 yards and four touchdowns on only 17 passes while Smith gained 157 total yards and three touchdowns. Smith's longest rush was for an impressive 50 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. The team also got some help courtesy of Paul Duran, who gained 68 total yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Robertson was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 229 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 193 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
Tularosa now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Robertson, their win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0.
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