Football Preview: Caprock Longhorns vs. Coronado Mustangs
The Caprock Longhorns will head out on the road to challenge the Coronado Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Caprock and six for Coronado.
Caprock is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Amarillo on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Caprock took a blow against Amarillo, falling 56-3. The Longhorns were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 42-0.
Meanwhile, Coronado lost to Abilene on the road by a 59-40 margin on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 738th, while the Eagles are ranked 194th).
Coronado's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Campbell Stanek, who picked up 250 receiving yards and four touchdowns, and Isaiah Vazquez, who threw for 395 yards and five touchdowns while completing 75.9% of his passes. Stanek was no stranger to the big play, connecting on a big catch that went for 69 yards.
Caprock's loss dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Coronado, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6.
Caprock ended up a good deal behind Coronado in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, losing 21-7. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Coronado's Dominic Parrish, who rushed for 59 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 123 yards and two touchdowns. Now that Caprock 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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