Football Preview: Tulia Hornets vs. West Texas Comanches
Tulia has played every game this season on their home field, but they'll have to hit the road on Friday. They will face off against the West Texas Comanches at 7:00 p.m. Tulia will be strutting in after a victory while West Texas will be coming in after a defeat.
Having struggled with nine losses in a row dating back to last season, Tulia finally turned things around against Sanford-Fritch on Friday. They blew past the Eagles 33-13.
The critical scores for Tulia came from Xavier Ortiz, Logan Beccera, and Ethaniel Trevino.
Tulia's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB four times. In that department, Matthew Lopez was the leader with 2.5 sacks. He is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season. Another thorn in Sanford-Fritch's side was Oscar Reyes, who picked up a sack and made 18 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, West Texas had to suffer through a 56-24 loss at the hands of Gruver. While losing is never fun, the Comanches can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 874th, while the Greyhounds are ranked 407th).
Tulia's win ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 1-2. As for West Texas, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
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