Football Preview: Sanford Mustangs vs. Haxtun Fightin' Bulldogs
The Sanford Mustangs will challenge the Haxtun Fightin' Bulldogs at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Sanford sitting on three straight wins and Haxtun on nine.
Sanford is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They had just enough and edged Springfield out 20-18.
Meanwhile, Haxtun faced Hoehne in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Sunday. Haxtun never let Hoehne onto the board and left with a 60-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Fightin' Bulldogs, who have now won eight games by 26 points or more so far this season.
Haxtun's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Zach Statz, who rushed for 106 yards and a touchdown on only five carries. Statz's longest rush was for an impressive 65 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. The team also got some help courtesy of Chase Goddard, who picked up 84 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Haxtun was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 262 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 153 rushing yards in 14 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Haxtun's victory was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-1. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 3.3 points per game. As for Sanford, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season.
Sanford took a serious blow against Haxtun in their previous meeting back in September, falling 60-0. Can Sanford avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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