Football Preview: Santa Fe Indian Braves vs. Newcomb Skyhawks
The Santa Fe Indian Braves will look to take advantage of their home-field for the first time this season as they take on the Newcomb Skyhawks at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Santa Fe Indian is coming home in high spirits after they had to open their season on the road against Cuba. Santa Fe Indian sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 20-18 victory over Cuba on Friday. The win was some much needed relief for the Braves as it spelled an end to their seven-game losing streak dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Newcomb gave their fans exactly what they wanted out of a home opener on Saturday. They were the clear victor by a 42-18 margin over Wingate.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Newcomb was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 291 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 238 rushing yards in four consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Newcomb didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. Ezekiel Bennet led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself.
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