The Socorro Warriors are on the road again on Friday to play the New Mexico Military Institute Colts at 6:00 p.m. Socorro has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 147 points over their last three matchups.
Socorro's offense will try to repeat the strong performance it gave last Friday, when they got past New Mexico Military Institute's usually-dominant defense. Socorro walked away with a 42-35 win over New Mexico Military Institute.
New Mexico Military Institute might have lost, but man, Cohen Tomasits was a machine: he rushed for 181 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries. Those 181 rushing yards gave Tomasits a new career-high. Another back making a difference was Matthew Cao, who rushed for 66 yards and two touchdowns.
Even though they lost, New Mexico Military Institute was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 305 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 217 rushing yards in ten consecutive contests.
New Mexico Military Institute is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 36.6 points per game. As for Socorro, their victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-2.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Socorro has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 198.6 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like New Mexico Military Institute struggles in that department as they've been averaging 291.2. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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