The Thoreau Hawks will square off against the Tohatchi Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Tohatchi will be up against a hot Thoreau team: the squad just extended their winning streak to four. The Hawks put the hurt on Gallup with a sharp 31-6 victory on Friday. The Hawks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three games by 25 points or more this season.
The critical scores for Thoreau came from Elyjah Becenti, Jordan Calladitto, Irvin Tom, and Noah Trickey.
Thoreau's run defense was locked in: Gallup could only muster 3.3 yards per carry. The team can thank Calladitto for the heroic effort on defense: he. Thoreau didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 6.3.
Thoreau didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Becenti, Tom, and Jacoby McCabe picked up one apiece. Thoreau received some extra help from Becenti, whose fumble return for a touchdown made for one of the most unforgettable moments.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Tohatchi). They really took it to Crownpoint for the full four quarters, racking up a 54-6 win. The Cougars pushed the score to 48-6 by the end of the third, a deficit the Eagles had no chance of recovering from.
Thoreau's victory bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Tohatchi, their win bumped their record up to 2-3.
Everything came up roses for Thoreau against Tohatchi in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, as the team secured a 47-12 victory. In that contest, the Hawks amassed a halftime lead of 26-6, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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