Monterey hasn't had much luck against Tascosa recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Monterey Plainsmen will challenge the Tascosa Rebels at 7:00 p.m. Monterey knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past five contests -- so hopefully Tascosa likes a good challenge.
Monterey is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 70-7 victory over Lubbock at home. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 49-7.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Tascosa on the road against Lubbock two weeks ago as the squad secured a 56-7 win. The game marked the Rebels' most dominant victory of the season.
Tascosa's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Reese Cabe led the charge by rushing for 95 yards and a touchdown. Those 95 rushing yards gave Cabe a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Coltyn Fulton, who rushed for 31 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Tascosa was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 395 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 213 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Monterey's win bumped their record up to 3-4. As for Tascosa, the victory got them back to even at 3-3.
Monterey came up short against Tascosa when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 33-21. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Fulton, who rushed for 66 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 101 yards and two touchdowns. Now that Monterey knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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