Coronado has gone 10-0 against Socorro recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Coronado Thunderbirds will look to defend their home field against the Socorro Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Coronado will head into Friday's match out to bounce back: they came back down to earth on Friday after soaring to a 22-point game in their last game. They fell just short of Eastwood by a score of 31-28. The Thunderbirds have struggled against the Troopers recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Ben Wilson put forth a good effort for the losing side as he threw for 310 yards and two touchdowns while completing 73.1% of his passes, and also rushed for 40 yards.
Meanwhile, Socorro was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They were outmatched by Pebble Hills at home and fell 55-26. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 955th, while the Spartans are ranked 267th).
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Eder Hernandez and Zereian Quarles. Quarles had a great game and rushed for 154 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.1 yards per carry. Meanwhile, Hernandez was balling out in the loss, rushing for 133 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries.
Coronado's defeat dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Socorro, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6.
Everything came up roses for Coronado against Socorro in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 52-7 win. Does Coronado have another victory up their sleeve, or will Socorro turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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