After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Dexter, New Mexico Military Institute was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. They walked away with a 33-21 victory over the Cathedral Fighting Irish. Given the Colts' advantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 38th in New Mexico, while the Fighting Irish are ranked 1054th in Texas), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
New Mexico Military Institute had a senior duo take command as Cohen Tomasits rushed for 170 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries and Cole Seidenberger rushed for 31 yards and two touchdowns. Those 170 rushing yards gave Tomasits a new career-high. Marcus Kannady also helped out with an impressive 82 receiving yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, New Mexico Military Institute was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 290 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 217 rushing yards in seven consecutive matches.
New Mexico Military Institute pushed their record up to 5-2 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Cathedral, their loss dropped their record down to 4-2.
New Mexico Military Institute will welcome Ruidoso at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Cathedral, they will head out on the road to square off against Oakridge at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Oakridge's defense has only allowed 14.8 points per game this season, so Cathedral's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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