The Coronado Mustangs will head out on the road to square off against the Amarillo Sandies at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Coronado is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Having struggled with six losses in a row, Coronado finally turned things around against Caprock on Friday. They secured a 34-29 W over the Longhorns.
It was another big night for Demarion Finch, who rushed for 112 yards and three touchdowns, and also picked up 48 receiving yards. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in August. Dominic Parrish also helped out with an impressive 91 receiving yards.
Coronado wouldn't let Caprock keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Allen Gant was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Amarillo last Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Caprock out of the water with a 56-3 final score. The matchup marked the Sandies' most dominant victory of the season.
Amarillo got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Jude Dunivin out in front who rushed for 149 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 38 receiving yards. Dunivin's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 134 rushing yards. Bryson Brown did his part for the team as well, scoring a TD off of 90 receiving yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Amarillo was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 216 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're rushing yard total in three consecutive games.
Coronado's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-6. As for Amarillo, the win got them back to even at 3-3.
Coronado took a serious blow against Amarillo in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 66-14. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Coronado was down 38-14.
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