Tucumcari is 0-4 against New Mexico Military Institute since November of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Tucumcari Rattlers will head out on the road to face off against the New Mexico Military Institute Colts at 7:00 p.m.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 62-7, which was the final score in Tucumcari's tilt against Dexter on Friday. Tucumcari has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, New Mexico Military Institute entered their tilt with Dexter with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. New Mexico Military Institute took down Dexter 22-8 two weeks ago.
Cohen Tomasits was the offensive standout of the matchup as he rushed for 97 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries. Tomasits was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 66 yards.
Tucumcari's loss dropped their record down to 3-5. As for New Mexico Military Institute, their win was their third straight on the road, which bumped their overall record up to 7-2.
Tucumcari was taken down by New Mexico Military Institute 54-16 in their previous meeting back in October of 2022. Thankfully for Tucumcari, Juan Badillo (who rushed for 189 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.8 yards per carry, and also threw for 112 yards and two touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
