Football Recap: Santiago Lopez's Big Game Can't Quite Lead New Mexico School for the Deaf over Elida

After flying high against Floyd last Thursday, New Mexico School for the Deaf came back down to earth. The Roadrunners took an 87-83 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Elida Tigers on Thursday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Thursday (60), the Roadrunners still had to take the loss.

New Mexico School for the Deaf's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Santiago Lopez, who picked up 228 receiving yards and four scores, and also rushed for 78 yards and a pair of TDs on only eight carries. Lopez's longest reception was for an impressive 60 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per catch total. Another signal caller making a difference was Tyler Todorovic, who threw for 337 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 12.0 yards per attempt.

Cason Norman went supernova For Elida., rushing for 317 yards and ten scores while picking up 8.3 yards per carry, and also picking up 30 receiving yards. Those ten rushing touchdowns gave Norman a new career-high. Chase Aguiri was another major influence, as he rushed for 65 yards and ran in a TD.

New Mexico School for the Deaf's defeat dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Elida, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 3-0.

We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. New Mexico School for the Deaf is set to take on their familiar foe Roy/Mosquero at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Elida will square off against rival Floyd at 1:00 p.m. on Friday.