Sangre de Cristo extended their losing streak to three on Friday, dropping them down to 4-4. They were dealt a 48-6 defeat at the hands of the Crowley County Chargers. Having soared to a lofty 36 points in the game before, the Thunderbirds couldn't push the score so high this time.
When it comes to explaining why Sangre de Cristo lost, don't look at Joe Brown. Despite the final result, he rushed for 86 yards and one score.
As for Crowley County, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 5-3. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to yards per carry: they averaged an imposing 8.82 yards per carry in those games compared to only 3.03 in the others.
Levi Gibson had another great game (as he tends to do), rushing for 153 yards and four TDs on only eight carries, while also picking up 46 receiving yards and one touchdown. Crowley County is 4-1 when Gibson posts 100 or more rushing yards, but 1-2 otherwise.
Sangre de Cristo didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 42-14 win against Custer County on the 31st. As for Crowley County, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next matchup, a 52-38 victory against Fowler on the 31st.
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