Football Recap: Waxahachie Indians vs. Mesquite Skeeters
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Waxahachie). They blew past the Mesquite Skeeters, posting a 57-0 victory. Given the Indians' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 20th, while the Skeeters are ranked 267th), the result on Thursday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Waxahachie to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jerry Meyer Iii, who threw for 281 yards and four touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. Tristian Gardner was Meyer Iii's top target, picking up 179 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Waxahachie's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB 12 times. Jacob Ervin and Matthew Grant were the leaders of the group effort as each produced three apiece. Carmelo Clawson has been hot , having also posted five or more total tackles the last six times he's played.
The win was the fifth in a row for Waxahachie, bringing their record for this year to 7-3. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 33.0 points per game. As for Mesquite, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-8.
Waxahachie will take on Midway at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are headed into the matchup with plenty of momentum (Midway has won four straight at home, while Waxahachie won three straight on the road), something that'll have to change. Mesquite does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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