Football Preview: Eunice Cardinals vs. Tularosa Wildcats
The Eunice Cardinals will square off against the Tularosa Wildcats at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Eunice knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past four contests -- so hopefully Tularosa likes a good challenge.
Eunice is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They blew past Laguna Acoma, posting a 56-6 win. Considering the Cardinals have won six matches by more than 29 points this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Tularosa fell victim to Texico and their airtight defense back in October. They were outmatched by the Wolverines at home and fell 50-0. The Wildcats haven't had much luck with the Wolverines recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Eunice's victory bumped their record up to 8-3. As for Tularosa, with the loss, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 6-4.
Saturday's matchup might be decided in the trenches. Eunice has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 174.6 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for Tularosa, though, as they've been averaging only 95.2. How will they fare against such a dominant running game?
Eunice couldn't quite finish off Tularosa in their previous matchup back in October and fell 39-36. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Tularosa's Seth Kazhe, who rushed for 116 yards and three touchdowns. Now that Eunice knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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