Socorro is 0-8 against Eastwood since October of 2014 but things could change on Friday. The Socorro Bulldogs will face off against the Eastwood Troopers at 7:30 p.m. Socorro will be strutting in after a win while Eastwood will be coming in after a loss.
Socorro is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took down Cathedral 37-19 on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bulldogs.
It was another big night for Eder Hernandez, who rushed for 186 yards and four touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Socorro was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 243 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're rushing yard total in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Eastwood entered their matchup against El Dorado on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Eastwood was just a hair shy of victory and fell 55-54 to El Dorado.
Eastwood might have lost, but man, Ethan Camacho-Williams was a machine: he threw for 186 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 104 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries. Eastwood also got help from Jude Walker, who showed off his sure hands for 150 receiving yards.
Socorro's victory ended a six-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-2. As for Eastwood, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 2-2.
Socorro was dealt a bruising 63-7 loss at the hands of Eastwood in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Socorro, Evan Minjarez (who threw for 273 yards and five touchdowns while completing 82.4% of his passes) 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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