After flying high against Tornillo last Friday, Cathedral came back down to earth. The Cathedral Fighting Irish fell 33-21 to the New Mexico Military Institute Colts on Thursday. That makes it the first time this season the Fighting Irish have let down their home crowd.
New Mexico Military Institute had a senior duo take command as Cohen Tomasits rushed for 170 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries and Cole Seidenberger rushed for 31 yards and two touchdowns. Those 170 rushing yards set a new season-high mark for Tomasits. Marcus Kannady did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 82 receiving yards.
Cathedral's loss dropped their record down to 4-2. As for New Mexico Military Institute, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-2.
Cathedral will take on Oakridge at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Oakridge's defense has only allowed 14.8 points per game this season, so Cathedral's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for New Mexico Military Institute, they will be playing at home against Ruidoso at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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