Football Preview: Tascosa Rebels vs. Coronado Mustangs
The Tascosa Rebels will face off against the Coronado Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Tascosa is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They fell just short of Permian by a score of 50-48 on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Rebels can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 487th, while the Panthers are ranked 124th).
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Coltyn Fulton, who threw for 163 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 passes, and also rushed for 77 yards. Tj Tillman was Fulton's top target, picking up 135 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Even though they lost, Tascosa was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 222 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Coronado was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a blow against Cooper, falling 53-7. The Mustangs were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 21-0.
Tascosa's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 1-3. As for Coronado, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 1-3.
Tascosa took their victory against Coronado in their previous meeting back in November of 2023 by a conclusive 56-34. Does Tascosa have another victory up their sleeve, or will Coronado turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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