Football Preview: Cuero Gobblers vs. Wimberley Texans
Two dominant signal callers in Jaxxon Marie and Cody Stoever are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Cuero Gobblers will challenge the Wimberley Texans at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Cuero sitting on four straight victories and Wimberley on eight.
Cuero is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Navarro 56-21. The result was nothing new for the Gobblers, who have now won five matches by 20 points or more so far this season.
A big part of Cuero's win came down to the chemistry between Marie and his top target Walker Dietze. Marie threw for 190 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes while Dietze gained 126 total yards and three touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Wimberley humbled Rockport-Fulton with a 62-21 victory. The result was nothing new for the Texans, who have now won ten matchups by 26 points or more so far this season.
Stoever was his usual excellent self, rushing for 197 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.9 yards per carry, and also throwing for 226 yards and three touchdowns on only 18 passes. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September. Another player making a difference was Benjamin R Barraco Olmedo, who rushed for 84 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries.
Wimberley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 344 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 184 rushing yards in five consecutive contests.
Wimberley didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Maverick Jacobs.
Cuero is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 43.8 points per game. As for Wimberley, their record is now 10-2.
Cuero came up short against Wimberley in their previous matchup back in December of 2022, falling 42-36. Can Cuero avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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