Football Recap: Alvarado Indians vs. Castleberry Lions
Alvarado put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past the Castleberry Lions, posting a 62-7 win. Considering the Indians have won eight matchups by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Leading Alvarado to victory were Demarcus Belton and Cardea Collier. Belton gained 256 total yards and five touchdowns, while Collier threw for 201 yards and three touchdowns while completing 88.9% of his passes. Belton showed off some serious burst, cutting upfield on a catch for 56 yards. Jorden Wright was in the mix too, providing Alvarado with two touchdowns.
Alvarado was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 423 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
When it comes to explaining why Castleberry lost, don't look at Demetrius Valadez. Despite the final result, he rushed for 86 yards on only five carries. The dominant performance gave Valadez a new career-high in rushing yards.
Alvarado pushed their record up to 9-0 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.7 points per game. As for Castleberry, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 4-5.
Alvarado has already played their next contest, a 42-7 win against Kennedale on the 7th. As for Castleberry, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, an 83-33 victory against Life Waxahachie on the 7th.
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