Football Preview: Hot Springs Tigers vs. New Mexico Military Institute Colts
Hot Springs hasn't had much luck against New Mexico Military Institute recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Hot Springs Tigers will play host again on Friday to welcome the New Mexico Military Institute Colts, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:00 p.m.
Hot Springs is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 35 points last Friday, they were much more limited against Dexter on Friday. They had to suffer through a 38-2 loss at the hands of the Demons.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask New Mexico Military Institute). They claimed a resounding 45-13 win over Ruidoso at home. Considering the Colts have won five matches by more than 31 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Cohen Tomasits continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 75 yards and four touchdowns on only seven carries. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, making three total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defending a pass. Miguel Garcia handled things on the ground, rushing for 82 yards.
New Mexico Military Institute wouldn't let Ruidoso keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. New Mexico Military Institute can thank Sawyer Hull and Samuel McCargish for forcing both of them. McCargish also set a new season high mark in total tackles with six.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, New Mexico Military Institute was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 295 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 217 rushing yards in eight consecutive contests.
Hot Springs' loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 4-4. As for New Mexico Military Institute, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season.
Hot Springs was dealt a bruising 41-8 defeat at the hands of New Mexico Military Institute in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Hot Springs was down 21-0.
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