New Mexico Military Institute has played every game this season on their home field, but they'll have to hit the road on Friday. They are headed away from home for the first time to square off against the Hatch Valley Bears at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
New Mexico Military Institute's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They took their match at home with ease, bagging a 43-0 win over Chaparral.
New Mexico Military Institute can attribute much of their success to Cole Seidenberger, who rushed for 77 yards and a touchdown on only six carries, and also threw for 79 yards and a touchdown while completing 71.4% of his passes. Cohen Tomasits was in the mix as well, providing New Mexico Military Institute with two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, New Mexico Military Institute was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 269 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, Hatch Valley had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 26 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They took down the Hawks 28-12.
New Mexico Military Institute now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Hatch Valley, their victory bumped their record up to 3-1.
New Mexico Military Institute might still be hurting after the 44-21 defeat they got from Hatch Valley in their previous matchup back in November of 2018. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point New Mexico Military Institute was down 20-0.
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