Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Socorro). They enjoyed a cozy 37-19 win over the Cathedral Fighting Irish on Friday. That's more bragging rights for the Bulldogs, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Eder Hernandez continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 186 yards and four touchdowns. Those 186 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
Socorro wouldn't let Cathedral keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Socorro can thank Prince Vital and Roman Alvarado for forcing both of them. Alvarado is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made seven or more in the last six games he's played dating back to last season. Another thorn in Cathedral's side was Matthew Avila, who picked up 1.5 sacks and made 13 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Socorro was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 243 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 163 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
When it comes to explaining why Cathedral lost, don't look at Josh Bowling. Despite the final result, he picked up 96 receiving yards and a touchdown. Bowling was even better on defense, picking up a sack and making nine total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Socorro's victory ended a six-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-2. As for Cathedral, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1.
Socorro didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 49-14 loss vs. Eastwood on the 27th. After each having a week off, Cathedral and Tornillo will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 7:00 p.m. on October 4th.
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