Football Preview: Seguin Cougars vs. Mansfield Summit Jaguars
Seguin is 0-5 against Mansfield Summit since October of 2014 but things could change on Thursday. The Seguin Cougars will be playing in front of their home fans against the Mansfield Summit Jaguars at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Seguin will bounce into Thursday's match after beating Everman, who they had gone 1-7 against in their eight prior meetings. Seguin took their matchup two weeks ago with ease, bagging a 55-22 win over Everman. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 35-13.
Chevy Andrews was his usual excellent self, rushing for 50 yards and three touchdowns, while also throwing for 135 yards and three touchdowns. Malachi Meche was another key player, gaining 105 total yards and a touchdown.
Seguin was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 338 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their rushing yard total in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Mansfield Summit, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. Their defense stepped up to hand Everman a 21-0 shutout last Thursday. Given the Jaguars' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 146th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 460th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Adarion Nettles, who rushed for 87 yards and two touchdowns. Mansfield Summit is undefeated when Nettles posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 1-4 otherwise.
Mansfield Summit didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Avery Hardman and Christian Jones. Jones also set a new season high mark in total tackles with nine.
The victory snapped Seguin's losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 6-3 record. As for Mansfield Summit, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
Seguin took a serious blow against Mansfield Summit in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 41-13. Thankfully for Seguin, Amare Burgess (who rushed for 179 yards and four touchdowns on only 15 carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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