The New Mexico Military Institute Colts will square off against the Cathedral Fighting Irish at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. New Mexico Military Institute is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 38.7 points per game this season.
New Mexico Military Institute's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Dexter on Friday. They were beaten by the Demons 38-0. Having soared to a lofty 42 points in the game before, the Colts' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Despite the defeat, New Mexico Military Institute got top-tier performance from Marcus Kannady, who rushed for 103 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries, and also threw for 107 yards and three touchdowns. New Mexico Military Institute also got a significant boost from Miguel Garcia, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 115 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: New Mexico Military Institute was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 327 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 217 rushing yards in six consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Cathedral was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past Tornillo 49-21 on the road. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 35-6.
The loss snapped New Mexico Military Institute's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 4-2 record. As for Cathedral, their victory bumped their record up to 4-1.
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