Montwood has gone 10-0 against Socorro recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Montwood Rams will challenge the Socorro Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. Socorro took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Montwood, who comes in off a win.
Montwood is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They walked away with a 47-34 victory over Eastwood last Thursday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Rams considering their seven-point performance the game before.
It was another big night for Damian Briano, who threw for 225 yards and four touchdowns. Christopher Ortiz also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Meanwhile, Socorro was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They were dealt a 45-18 defeat at the hands of Coronado.
Despite the loss, Socorro got top-tier performance from Eder Hernandez, who rushed for 128 yards and four touchdowns. Another player making a difference was Jacob Gonzales, who picked up 92 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Socorro didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Ruben Huerta and Prince Vital. Vital has been hot for a while, having also posted six or more total tackles the last ten times he's played.
Socorro's defeat dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Montwood, their win ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-6.
Everything went Montwood's way against Socorro in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, as Montwood made off with a 41-21 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Montwood since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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