If Sangre de Cristo was feeling good fresh off their 50-14 takedown of Soroco on September 7th, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Sangre de Cristo Thunderbirds received a blow on Friday as they fell 62-48 to the Holly Wildcats. The Thunderbirds were down 56-34 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
It was another big night for Jessie Pizarro, who rushed for 123 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries, and also picked up 74 receiving yards for Holly. Pizarro also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up a sack, making 12 total tackles (2.0 for loss), and making 12 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Sangre de Cristo now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Holly, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
Sangre de Cristo is on the road again on Friday to play Fowler at 7:00 p.m. Sangre de Cristo is facing Fowler at the right time seeing as Fowler is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Holly, they will square off against Las Animas at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Las Animas' defense has only allowed 18 points per game this season, so Holly's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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