Football Preview: Robertson Cardinals vs. Tularosa Wildcats
The Robertson Cardinals have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome the Tularosa Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Friday, Robertson humbled Raton with a 49-7 victory. Fans of the Cardinals have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
A big part of Robertson's win came down to the chemistry between Jesse James Gonzalez and his top target George Smith. Gonzalez threw for 215 yards and four touchdowns on only 17 passes while Smith gained 157 total yards and three touchdowns. Gonzalez is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Paul Duran, who gained 68 total yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Robertson was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 229 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 193 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Tularosa). They breezed by Capitan at home to the tune of 50-0 on Friday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Robertson's win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0. As for Tularosa, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
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