Football Preview: Tahoka Bulldogs vs. Plains Cowboys
The Tahoka Bulldogs will take on the Plains Cowboys at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Tahoka is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 44.7 points per game this season.
Last Friday, Tahoka didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Seagraves, but they still walked away with a 27-21 victory. The 27-point effort marked the Bulldogs' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Tahoka wouldn't let Seagraves keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Steven Hernandez was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 21.
Meanwhile, Plains was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were beaten by Sundown 48-12. The Cowboys were already down big by the end of the third quarter and they stayed that way after failing to score in the fourth.
Although Plains took the loss, they still got scores from Jeremiah Gonzales and Colter Guetersloh.
Tahoka has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. As for Plains, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-5.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the trenches. Tahoka has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 254.7 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for Plains, though, as they've been averaging only 79.6. How will they fare against such a dominant running game?
Tahoka couldn't quite finish off Plains when the teams last played back in August of 2023 and fell 43-40. Thankfully for Tahoka, Tyler Vargas (who threw for 412 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 11.8 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 82 yards on only eight carries) 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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