Football Preview: Socorro Bulldogs vs. Coronado Thunderbirds
Socorro hasn't had much luck against Coronado recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Socorro Bulldogs will face off against the Coronado Thunderbirds at 7:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Socorro is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Thursday. They were beaten by Pebble Hills 55-26. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 955th, while the Spartans are ranked 267th).
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Eder Hernandez and Zereian Quarles. Quarles had a great game and rushed for 154 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.1 yards per carry. Meanwhile, Hernandez was balling out in the loss, rushing for 133 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries.
Meanwhile, Coronado didn't have quite enough to beat Eastwood on Friday and fell 31-28. The Thunderbirds have struggled against the Troopers recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Coronado's defeat came about despite a quality game from Ben Wilson, who threw for 310 yards and two touchdowns while completing 73.1% of his passes, and also rushed for 40 yards.
Socorro's record now sits at 2-6. As for Coronado, their record now sits at 4-3.
Socorro was dealt a bruising 52-7 loss at the hands of Coronado when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Socorro avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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