Football Preview: Munday Moguls vs. Archer City Wildcats
The Munday Moguls will challenge the Archer City Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Munday's defense has only allowed 15.2 points per game this season, so Archer City's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Munday's usually-dominant defense will be looking to make up for Friday's struggle, when Hamlin offense got past them. Munday had to suffer through a 39-0 loss at the hands of Hamlin. The loss continues a trend for the Moguls in their matchups with the Pied Pipers: they've now lost six in a row.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Archer City). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Nocona 53-14 at home. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Landon Smith was his usual excellent self, rushing for 183 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries, while also throwing for 100 yards and two touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, making three total tackles and defending a pass.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Archer City was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 401 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 385 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
Having lost for the first time this season, Munday fell to 3-1. As for Archer City, their win bumped their record up to an identical 3-1.
Munday was dealt a bruising 55-8 defeat at the hands of Archer City in their previous matchup back in November of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Smith, who threw for 167 yards and three touchdowns while completing 84.6% of his passes, and also rushed for 69 yards and a touchdown on only five carries. Now that Munday knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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