Football Recap: Sweetwater Triumphant Thanks to a Strong Effort from Caiden Ortiz

By Team Reports Oct 27, 2024, 11:34am

Football Recap: Sweetwater Mustangs vs. Comanche Indians

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Sweetwater extended their road winning streak to three games thanks to a huge performance from Caiden Ortiz. The Sweetwater Mustangs took down the Comanche Indians 27-13 on Friday thanks in part to Ortiz, who rushed for 77 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 87 yards and a touchdown. Those 77 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.

Sweetwater didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Jose Quintero, Cayden Reyes, and Gilbert Rivera picked up one apiece. Rivera also made ten total tackles, which is notable because Sweetwater is 3-1 when he posts at least four total tackles, but 1-2 otherwise.

Although Comanche took the loss, they still got scores from Ct Buford and Cayden Davis.

Sweetwater is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 4-3 record this season. As for Comanche, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 4-3.

Sweetwater has already played their next match, a 51-14 victory against Clyde on the 25th. As for Comanche, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next matchup, a 34-21 win against Breckenridge on the 25th.

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