Football Preview: Sangre de Cristo Thunderbirds vs. Hoehne Farmers
After three games on the road, Sangre de Cristo is heading back home. They will welcome the Hoehne Farmers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Sangre de Cristo is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Fowler on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Sangre de Cristo took a blow against Fowler, falling 54-14.
Meanwhile, Hoehne hadn't done well against Crowley County recently (they were 0-3 in their previous three matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Everything went Hoehne's way against Crowley County as Hoehne made off with a 44-18 victory. With that win, the Farmers brought their scoring average up to 28.4 points per game.
It was another big night for Anthony Sandoval, who rushed for 341 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 14.2 yards per carry. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 129.8 rushing yards per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Brody Silvey, who rushed for 21 yards and two touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Hoehne was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 437 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Sangre de Cristo's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Hoehne, their victory bumped their record up to 2-3.
Sangre de Cristo took a serious blow against Hoehne when the teams last played back in October of 2019, falling 62-0. Thankfully for Sangre de Cristo, Weston Hill (who rushed for 156 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries, and also threw for 17 yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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