The Las Animas Trojans will face off against the Soroco Rams at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Soroco took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Las Animas, who comes in off a win.
Last Friday, Las Animas was fully in charge, breezing past Walsenburg 51-14 at home. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Trojans.
Orion Martinez was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 224 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.2 yards per carry. He was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 65 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Braydon Ortiz, who rushed for 54 yards and a touchdown.
Las Animas' defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Giovanni Chavez and Nicholas Duran. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards. Another thorn in Walsenburg's side was Logan Servaes, who picked up a sack, made eight total tackles (3.0 for loss), and defended a pass.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Las Animas was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 420 total yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Walsenburg only gained 246.
Meanwhile, Soroco was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their ninth straight defeat. They were outmatched by Sangre de Cristo at home and fell 50-14.
Las Animas' victory ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-0. As for Soroco, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
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