After each having a week off, the Ropes Eagles and the Tahoka Bulldogs will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Ropes sitting on five straight victories and Tahoka on three.
Ropes' defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed last Friday. They took their matchup on the road with ease, bagging a 44-0 win over Forsan. The Eagles' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a point in their last three matches.
Meanwhile, everything went Tahoka's way against Grape Creek last Friday as Tahoka made off with a 35-14 victory. The Bulldogs' offense checked out after the first half but had enough points banked to take the game anyway.
Jordan Martinez had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 190 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.0 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 158 rushing yards dating back to last season. Ruben Arguello was another key player, picking up 114 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Tahoka was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 258 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 152 rushing yards in five consecutive contests.
Ropes pushed their record up to 5-0 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Tahoka, their record now sits at 4-1.
Ropes came up short against Tahoka in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 42-36. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Martinez, who rushed for 81 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries. Now that Ropes 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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