Football Preview: Coronado Thunderbirds vs. Pebble Hills Spartans
The Coronado Thunderbirds are taking a road trip to challenge the Pebble Hills Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Coronado's defense has only allowed 11 points per game this season, so Pebble Hills' offense will have their work cut out for them.
Coronado will head out to face Pebble Hills after giving up their first home loss of the season on Thursday. Coronado fell just short of Franklin by a score of 16-13. The Thunderbirds' loss signaled the end of their seven-game winning streak dating back to last season.
Despite the defeat, Coronado got top-tier performance from Ben Wilson, who rushed for 168 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.8 yards per carry, and also threw for 170 yards and a touchdown. Wilson's longest rush was for an incredible 75 yards.
Meanwhile, Pebble Hills came up short against Cleveland last Friday, falling 49-27. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 364th in Texas, while the Storm are ranked third in New Mexico).
Pebble Hills might have lost, but man, Zereian Quarles was a machine: he rushed for 142 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.9 yards per carry. Quarles' rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 127 rushing yards dating back to last season. Joe Fernandez was in the mix as well, providing Pebble Hills with two touchdowns.
Having lost for the first time this season, Coronado fell to 3-1. As for Pebble Hills, their record is now 1-3.
Coronado came up short against Pebble Hills in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 38-25. Thankfully for Coronado, Gael Ochoa (who rushed for 100 yards and three touchdowns, and also threw for 185 yards while completing 71.4% of his passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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