Pebble Hills is 8-0 against Socorro since October of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Pebble Hills Spartans will head out on the road to square off against the Socorro Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Pebble Hills has three straight victories, Socorro has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Friday, Pebble Hills was fully in charge, breezing past Eastwood 43-14 at home. Given the Spartans' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 258th, while the Troopers are ranked 527th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Zereian Quarles, who rushed for 308 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 17.1 yards per carry, and also picked up 47 receiving yards and a touchdown. Those 308 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Joe Fernandez, who threw for 137 yards and two touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Pebble Hills was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 397 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Pebble Hills didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Anthony Vasquez. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 19. Another thorn in Eastwood's side was Dorian Jaramillo, who made 17 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, a win for Socorro just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They lost 35-14 to Franklin. The Bulldogs were down 28-7 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Although Socorro took the loss, they still got scores from Jacob Gonzales and Roman Alvarado.
Socorro wouldn't let Franklin keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Moses Garcia, Matthew Avila, and Prince Vital picked up one apiece. Avila is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last ten games he's played dating back to last season.
Pebble Hills now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Socorro, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-5.
Thursday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Pebble Hills has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 251.1 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Socorro struggles in that department as they've been averaging 169.1. It's looking like Thursday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Everything came up roses for Pebble Hills against Socorro in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 44-7 victory. Will Pebble Hills repeat their success, or does Socorro have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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