Eastwood is 8-0 against Socorro since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Eastwood Troopers will welcome the Socorro Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Socorro is facing Eastwood at the wrong time: Eastwood suffered their first home loss of the season on Friday and they're likely out for redemption. They were just a hair shy of victory and fell 55-54 to the Aztecs.
Eastwood might have lost, but man, Ethan Camacho-Williams was a machine: he threw for 186 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 104 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries. Another player making a difference was Jude Walker, who picked up 150 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Socorro). They enjoyed a cozy 37-19 victory over Cathedral on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bulldogs.
It was another big night for Eder Hernandez, who rushed for 186 yards and four touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
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. Matthew Avila was another major factor on D, picking up 1.5 sacks and making 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 contests.
Eastwood's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Socorro, their win ended a six-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-2.
Everything came up roses for Eastwood against Socorro in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 63-7 victory. Does Eastwood have another victory up their sleeve, or will Socorro turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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