Las Animas put another one in the bag on Saturday to keep their perfect season alive. They put the hurt on the Soroco Rams with a sharp 32-6 win. Fans of the Trojans have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Orion Martinez was a one-man wrecking crew for Las Animas as he rushed for 297 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 15.6 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Martinez a new career-high in rushing yards.
Las Animas wouldn't let Soroco keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. Las Animas can thank Giovanni Chavez and Martinez for forcing all of them. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: Martinez now rushed for 224 or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Las Animas was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 363 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 293 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
Las Animas' victory bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Soroco, they are on a ten-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.
Las Animas will face off against Dayspring Christian Academy at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Hopefully Las Animas focused on turnovers this week as team gave up four on Saturday. As for Soroco, they will challenge Rangely at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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