The Santa Rosa Warriors will challenge the Cotulla Cowboys at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Santa Rosa is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 27.7 points per game this season.
Last Friday, Santa Rosa was able to grind out a solid victory over Odem, taking the game 21-12. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Warriors.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Jj Anaya and John Hinojosa. Anaya had a great game and rushed for 113 yards and two touchdowns. Meanwhile, Hinojosa was balling out in the loss, rushing for 89 yards and two touchdowns.
Santa Rosa was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 252 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 161 rushing yards in nine consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Cotulla, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They took down Karnes City 36-19 on Friday.
Cotulla's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Frank Torres, who threw for 124 yards and two touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes. Torres didn't just play on offense: he also made five total tackles and defended three passes.
Cotulla wouldn't let Karnes City keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Cotulla can thank Alberto Aguero and Eric Aldaco for forcing both of them. Aldaco also set a new season high mark in rushing yards with 144.
Cotulla's victory bumped their record up to 7-3. As for Santa Rosa, their win bumped their record up to 8-2.
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