Socorro hasn't had much luck against Eastwood recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Socorro Bulldogs will take on the Eastwood Troopers at 7:30 p.m. Socorro will be strutting in after a victory while Eastwood will be coming in after a loss.
Socorro is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They strolled past Cathedral with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 37-19. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bulldogs.
Eder Hernandez continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 186 yards and four touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Socorro was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 243 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're rushing yard total in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Eastwood entered their game against El Dorado on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Eastwood and El Dorado were almost perfectly matched up, but Eastwood suffered a 55-54 defeat.
Despite the loss, Eastwood got top-tier performance from Ethan Camacho-Williams, who threw for 186 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 104 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries. Jude Walker also helped out with an impressive 150 receiving yards.
Socorro's win ended a six-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-2. As for Eastwood, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 2-2.
Socorro was dealt a bruising 63-7 loss at the hands of Eastwood in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Socorro, Evan Minjarez (who threw for 273 yards and five touchdowns while completing 82.4% of his passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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