With a playoff game on the line, Santa Rosa rose to the challenge on Saturday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 14-12 victory over the Raton Tigers. The win was familiar territory for the Lions who have now won six games in a row.
Josh Cordova continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 125 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.8 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 122 rushing yards. Santa Rosa also got a significant boost from David Chavez, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 103 yards.
Santa Rosa was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 270 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Raton only rushed for 150.
Raton lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Cannon Walton, who rushed for 102 yards and a touchdown.
Santa Rosa has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 34.9 points per game. As for Raton, their loss dropped their record down to 6-6.
Santa Rosa wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next match, a 47-13 victory against Loving on the 22nd. Raton does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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