Socorro hasn't had much luck against Pebble Hills recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Socorro Bulldogs will take on the Pebble Hills Spartans at 7:30 p.m.
Socorro is headed into Thursday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Friday. They lost 35-14 to Franklin. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 967th, while the Cougars are ranked 428th).
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.
Meanwhile, Pebble Hills entered their tilt with Eastwood on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They claimed a resounding 43-14 victory over the Troopers at home. The Spartans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four contests by 29 points or more this season.
Zereian Quarles was his usual excellent self, rushing for 308 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 17.1 yards per carry, and also picking up 47 receiving yards and a touchdown. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 83-yard run. Joe Fernandez was another key player, throwing for 137 yards and two touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes.
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. Pebble Hills got some further help from Dorian Jaramillo: he made 17 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Pebble Hills was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 397 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 171 rushing yards in six consecutive games.
Socorro's loss dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Pebble Hills, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 4-3 record this season.
Thursday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Socorro has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 169.1 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Pebble Hills struggles in that department as they've been averaging 251.1. It's looking like Thursday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Socorro was dealt a bruising 44-7 defeat at the hands of Pebble Hills in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Socorro avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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