Football Preview: Sweetwater Mustangs vs. Wall Hawks
The Sweetwater Mustangs will face off against the Wall Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Sweetwater is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They strolled past Estacado with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 39-25. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Mustangs considering their seven-point performance the contest before.
It was another big night for Korda Moore, who rushed for 160 yards and three touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in October of 2023. Another player making a difference was Caiden Ortiz, who rushed for 36 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Sweetwater was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 253 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Sweetwater wouldn't let Estacado keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Sweetwater can thank Talan Lujan and Hassani Myers for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, Wall earned a 27-20 victory over Monahans on Friday. Given the Hawks' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 247th, while the Loboes are ranked 629th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Wall's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Reid Robertson, who picked up 69 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Landon H York was another key player, throwing for 138 yards and three touchdowns while completing 72.2% of his passes.
The win got Sweetwater back to even at 2-2. As for Wall, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-1.
Friday's game might be decided in the trenches. Sweetwater has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 183.8 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for Wall, though, as they've been averaging only 85.5. How will they fare against such a dominant running game? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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