The Tularosa Wildcats will head out on the road to face off against the Robertson Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Tularosa's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Capitan 50-0 at home. That 50 point margin sets a new team best for the Wildcats this season.
Meanwhile, Robertson put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They claimed a resounding 49-7 victory over Raton at home. Fans of the Cardinals have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
A big part of Robertson's win came down to the chemistry between Jesse James Gonzalez and his top target George Smith. Gonzalez threw for 215 yards and four touchdowns on only 17 passes while Smith gained 157 total yards and three touchdowns. Smith's longest rush was for an impressive 50 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. The team also got some help courtesy of Paul Duran, who gained 68 total yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Robertson was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 229 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 193 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
Tularosa now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Robertson, they pushed their record up to 5-0 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
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