Cigarroa is on a five-game streak of home losses also dating back to last season, Corpus Christi Moody a five-game streak of away losses also dating back to last season, but someone's luck is about to change on Friday. The Cigarroa Toros will look to take advantage of their home-field for the first time this season as they take on the Corpus Christi Moody Trojans at 7:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Cigarroa is headed into their home opener looking to turn things around after opening their season on the road. They fell just short of Zapata by a score of 31-28 on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Toros have suffered against the Hawks since August 29, 2015.
Cigarroa's loss came about despite a quality game from Armando Mata, who rushed for 86 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries, and also threw for 24 yards and a touchdown. Another player making a difference was Carlos Aburto, who rushed for 94 yards and a touchdown.
Cigarroa wouldn't let Zapata keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Cigarroa can thank Jaziel Bernal and Cristofer Covarrubias for forcing both of them. Bernal also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, forcing a fumble and making four total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 7-7 at halftime, Corpus Christi Moody was not quite Tuloso-Midway's equal in the second half on Friday. They took a 28-14 bruising from the Warriors & Cherokees.
Although Corpus Christi Moody took the loss, they still got scores from Romeo Castillo and Dylan Prado.
Even though they lost, Corpus Christi Moody was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 250 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 163 rushing yards in seven consecutive matches dating back to last season.
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