After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Cobre, McCurdy was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Tucumcari Rattlers 40-38. The Bobcats have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Rattlers, too.
JJ Vigil was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 184 yards and five TDs.
McCurdy's run defense was locked in: Tucumcari could only muster -0.5 yards per carry. The team can thank Vigil for the heroic effort on defense: he. McCurdy's ground attack was stronger, having averaged 5.2.
When it comes to explaining why Tucumcari lost, don't look at Luis Archuleta. Despite the final result, he picked up 168 receiving yards and a pair of touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Daymion Urioste, who picked up 93 receiving yards and one score.
The win got McCurdy back to even at 1-1. As for Tucumcari, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
McCurdy didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 16-12 victory against Wingate on the 13th. As for Tucumcari, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next match, a 20-10 defeat against Loving on the 12th.
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