Football Preview: Hot Springs Tigers vs. New Mexico Military Institute Colts
Hot Springs is 2-8 against New Mexico Military Institute since September of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Hot Springs Tigers will challenge the New Mexico Military Institute Colts at 7:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Hot Springs is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Friday. They fell to Ruidoso 21-17.
Meanwhile, New Mexico Military Institute has relied on a stalwart defense averaging 14.9 points allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Friday. They fell 42-35 to Socorro. The Colts' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Despite the loss, New Mexico Military Institute got top-tier performance from Cohen Tomasits, who rushed for 181 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries. The dominant performance gave Tomasits a new career-high in rushing yards. Another back making a difference was Matthew Cao, who rushed for 66 yards and two touchdowns.
Even though they lost, New Mexico Military Institute was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 305 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 217 rushing yards in ten consecutive matchups.
Hot Springs' defeat dropped their record down to 4-6. As for New Mexico Military Institute, their loss dropped their record down to 7-3.
Hot Springs was dealt a bruising 35-0 defeat at the hands of New Mexico Military Institute in their previous matchup two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Tomasits, who rushed for 142 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries. Now that Hot Springs knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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