Tohatchi played a tough contest on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were dealt a 56-6 defeat at the hands of the Tucumcari Rattlers. The Cougars were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 34-6.
A big part of Tucumcari's win came down to the chemistry between Nick Geon and his top target Daymion Urioste. Geon threw for 261 yards and four TDs while picking up 13.1 yards per attempt while Urioste picked up 171 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Urioste really caught the secondary sleeping when he pulled down a catch that went for 85 yards. A healthy portion of Geon's aerial production (83 yards to be exact) also went to Luis Archuleta, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Tohatchi's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Tucumcari, their victory bumped their record up to 2-0.
Tohatchi will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Newcomb at 7:00 p.m. on the 12th. As for Tucumcari, they wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next match, a 40-38 loss against McCurdy on the 5th.
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