Football Preview: Life Waxahachie Mustangs vs. Alvarado Indians
The Life Waxahachie Mustangs will challenge the Alvarado Indians at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Life Waxahachie has struggled recently with 11 losses in a row, while Alvarado will arrive with seven straight victories.
Life Waxahachie is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Kennedale on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Life Waxahachie was outmatched by Kennedale on the road and fell 50-7. The Mustangs were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 43-7.
Meanwhile, Alvarado was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past Lake Worth 56-7 at home. Considering the Indians have won six matchups by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Alvarado's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Cardea Collier, who threw for 251 yards and four touchdowns while completing 86.4% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Demarcus Belton helped Collier out on the ground, rushing for 144 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Alvarado was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 209 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 209 rushing yards in seven consecutive contests.
Life Waxahachie's defeat dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Alvarado, they pushed their record up to 7-0 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season.
Life Waxahachie was taken down by Alvarado 70-41 in their previous meeting back in November of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Collier, who rushed for 206 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 9.4 yards per carry, and also threw for 237 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.9 yards per attempt. Now that Life Waxahachie knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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