Football Recap: Hatch Valley Gets the Win

By Team Reports Oct 17, 2024, 10:23am

Football Recap: Hatch Valley Bears vs. Hot Springs Tigers

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There's no place like home for Hatch Valley, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They slipped by the Hot Springs Tigers 29-28 on Friday. That's more bragging rights for the Bears, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Hatch Valley to victory, but perhaps none more so than Orrin Russell, who rushed for 136 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.2 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Russell a new career-high in rushing yards. OMAR GONZALEZ was another key signal caller, throwing for 103 yards and two touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes.

Hatch Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 289 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.

Hatch Valley now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Hot Springs, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-3.

Hatch Valley has already played their next game, a 32-27 victory against Ruidoso on the 11th. As for Hot Springs, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next matchup, a 35-12 win against Cobre on the 11th.

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