Raton is 0-5 against Santa Rosa since November of 2014 but things could change on Saturday. The Raton Tigers will head out on the road to square off against the Santa Rosa Lions at 1:00 p.m. Raton is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 27.2 points per game this season.
Raton is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They breezed by Jal to the tune of 41-12. 41 seems to be a good number for the Tigers as the team scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
It was another big night for Cannon Walton, who rushed for 224 yards and five touchdowns on only 14 carries, and also threw for 168 yards and a touchdown while completing 76.9% of his passes. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 81-yard run. A healthy portion of Walton's aerial production (99 yards to be exact) went to Wyatt Berry, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Raton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 273 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September.
Meanwhile, Santa Rosa had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 44.8 points) and they went ahead and made it five two weeks ago. They walked away with a 27-20 victory over the Silverbacks.
Josh Cordova was his usual excellent self, rushing for 122 yards and three touchdowns. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 122 rushing yards.
Raton's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-5. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 12.0 points per game. As for Santa Rosa, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season.
Saturday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Raton has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 167 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Santa Rosa struggles in that department as they've been averaging 260.9. It's looking like Saturday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Raton was taken down by Santa Rosa 48-19 in their previous meeting back in October. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Cordova, who rushed for 192 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.1 yards per carry. Now that Raton knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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