The Cathedral Fighting Irish will take on the Socorro Bulldogs at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Cathedral is headed into the match after thoroughly thrashing Anthony: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Cathedral blew Anthony out of the water with a 53-12 final score. The Fighting Irish pushed the score to 38-6 by the end of the third, a deficit the Wildcats had no chance of recovering from.
Cathedral's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jose Carlos Herrera led the charge by picking up 75 receiving yards, while also rushing for 46 yards. That's the most rushing yards Herrera has posted since back in September of 2023.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Cathedral was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 258 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Anthony only rushed for 70.
Meanwhile, Socorro came into Friday's matchup having lost 12 straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They claimed a resounding 34-7 win over Bel Air on the road.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Socorro to victory, but perhaps none more so than Eder Hernandez, who rushed for 185 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.4 yards per carry. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: Hernandez posted at least 100 rushing yards in the third games prior. The team also got some help courtesy of Trevante Thrasher, who threw for 256 yards and two touchdowns.
The victory was the third in a row for Cathedral, bringing their record for this year to 3-0. As for Socorro, their win ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 1-2.
Friday's contest might be decided in the trenches. Cathedral has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 249 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Socorro struggles in that department as they've been averaging 211.3. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Cathedral took a serious blow against Socorro in their previous matchup back in September of 2015, falling 42-7. Thankfully for Cathedral, Ivan Lara (who rushed for 331 yards while picking up 20.7 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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