Tascosa is 6-0 against Caprock since August of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Tascosa Rebels will host the Caprock Longhorns at 7:00 p.m.
Tascosa will head into Friday's match ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Abilene on Friday, but the two-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the 28-point defeat they were dealt last Friday. Tascosa fell just short of Abilene by a score of 31-29. While losing is never fun, the Rebels can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 510th, while the Eagles are ranked 211th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Caprock). They claimed a resounding 52-22 victory over Lubbock. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Longhorns as it put an end to their four-game losing streak.
Juan De La Cruz had a dynamite game for Caprock, throwing for 163 yards and three touchdowns, while also rushing for 69 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries. Those 69 rushing yards gave De La Cruz a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Xavier Vargas, who rushed for 86 yards and a touchdown.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Caprock's defense and their five sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Brayden Salinas and Malikai Carrasco, who racked up four sacks between them. With that strong performance, Salinas is now averaging an impressive 5.6 total tackles per game.
This is the second loss in a row for Tascosa and nudges their season record down to 3-5. As for Caprock, their victory ended an eight-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-6.
Everything came up roses for Tascosa against Caprock when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 63-24 win. Does Tascosa have another victory up their sleeve, or will Caprock turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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