Football Preview: Cobre Indians vs. Dexter Demons
The Cobre Indians will venture away from home to square off against the Dexter Demons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Cobre is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 32 points last Friday, they were much more limited against Silver on Friday. They had to suffer through a 54-0 loss at the hands of the Fighting Colts. The Indians have struggled against the Fighting Colts recently, as their game on Friday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Dexter put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They claimed a resounding 54-0 win over Pojoaque Valley at home. The result was nothing new for the Demons, who have now won three games by 22 points or more so far this season.
A big part of the victory came down to the chemistry between Cj Granados and his top target Kaesn George. Granados threw for 176 yards and three touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes while George gained 105 total yards and two touchdowns. George got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 78 yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Dexter was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 227 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 205 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
Dexter wouldn't let Pojoaque Valley keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. Dexter can thank Ivandre Aguilar and Diego Munoz for forcing all of them.
Cobre's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Dexter, their win bumped their record up to 4-0.
Everything came up roses for Cobre against Dexter when the teams last played back in November of 2023 as the squad secured a 40-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cobre since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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