Sudan won the last time they faced Tahoka, and things went their way on Friday too. The Sudan Hornets came out on top against the Tahoka Bulldogs by a score of 67-60.
Marcello King went supernova for Sudan, rushing for 251 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 7.8 yards per carry. With that strong performance, King is now averaging an impressive 159.5 rushing yards per game. Jaibryn Ornelas also helped out with an impressive 171 receiving yards.
Sudan's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged four passes before it was all said and done. King led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Sudan was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 792 total yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Tahoka only gained 667.
Despite the loss, Tahoka still got an impressive performance from Jordan Martinez, who rushed for 332 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 13.3 yards per carry. Martinez's longest rush was for an incredible 72 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Ruben Arguello, who gained 155 total yards and three touchdowns.
The victory got Sudan back to even at 1-1. As for Tahoka, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 1-1.
Sudan will be playing at home against Ropes at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Tahoka, they will head out to face off against Colorado at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Tahoka focused on turnovers this week as team gave up four on Friday.
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