Football Recap: Eunice Cardinals vs. New Mexico Military Institute Colts
Eunice put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They managed a 35-30 victory over the New Mexico Military Institute Colts. That's more bragging rights for the Cardinals, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Eunice was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 236 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 157 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
New Mexico Military Institute lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Cole Seidenberger, who rushed for 74 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 72 yards and a touchdown on only six passes.
Eunice's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for New Mexico Military Institute, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-1.
Eunice will challenge Morton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Eunice's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season. As for New Mexico Military Institute, they will play host again on Friday to welcome Chaparral, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:00 p.m.
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