The Grape Creek Eagles came up short against the Tahoka Bulldogs on Friday, falling 35-14. The Eagles were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 35-0.
Jordan Martinez was nothing short of spectacular for Tahoka: he rushed for 190 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.0 yards per carry. Martinez's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 158 rushing yards dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Ruben Arguello, who picked up 114 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
This is the second loss in a row for Grape Creek and nudges their season record down to 1-4. As for Tahoka, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 4-1.
Grape Creek has already played their next contest, a 74-0 win against San Angelo Texas Leadership Charter Academy on the 4th. As for Tahoka, they will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Ropes at 7:00 p.m. on October 11th. Tahoka knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past five matchups -- so hopefully Ropes likes a good challenge.
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