Tahoka had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. Everything went their way against the Hale Center Owls on Friday as the Tahoka Bulldogs made off with a 42-21 victory. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Bulldogs just coasted through the last quarter.
It was another big night for Jordan Martinez, who rushed for 163 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 7.4 yards per carry. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 2.1 rushing touchdowns per game. Backing up that air attack was Jordan Hicks, who rushed for 111 yards and a rushing touchdown.
Tahoka was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 279 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 279.3 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 0.
Tahoka didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. Cayden Gutierrez led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself.
The win (which was Tahoka's sixth in a row) raised their record to 10-2. As for Hale Center, with the loss, they broke their ten-game winning streak and moved their record to 10-2.
Tahoka and Gruver will meet in a canine-themed contest at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Gruver is on a six-game streak of home wins, Tahoka a five-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. Hale Center does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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