Football Preview: Poth Pirates vs. Nixon-Smiley Mustangs
Poth has gone 8-2 against Nixon-Smiley recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Poth Pirates will welcome the Nixon-Smiley Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. Poth will be looking to keep their eight-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Poth is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They really took it to Karnes City for the full four quarters, racking up a 52-6 victory on the road. The Pirates might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three games by 21 points or more this season.
Major Luna and Kane Stover were among the main playmakers for Poth as the former threw for 278 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 13.9 yards per attempt and the latter gained 189 total yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Poth was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 394 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 43 points the game before, Nixon-Smiley was a bit more limited in their match on Friday. They took an 18-11 hit to the loss column at the hands of Cotulla.
Nixon-Smiley wouldn't let Cotulla keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Nixon-Smiley can thank Jaylun Rodriguez and Tristen Mikesh for forcing both of them.
Poth's win bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Nixon-Smiley, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Poth has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 229 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Nixon-Smiley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 217.5. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Everything came up roses for Poth against Nixon-Smiley in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 54-0 victory. Will Poth repeat their success, or does Nixon-Smiley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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