Football Preview: Mansfield Tigers vs. Martin Warriors
After starting their season with two straight games on the road, Mansfield is finally coming home. They will be defending their home-fieldthey go up against the Martin Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mansfield will be strutting in after a win while Martin will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Friday, Mansfield beat Mansfield Summit 43-34.
Mansfield's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Braxton Van Cleave led the charge by throwing for 210 yards and four touchdowns, while also rushing for 38 yards. Another receiver making a difference was Zion Robinson, who picked up 146 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Mansfield was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 504 total yards. That's the most total yards they've posted since back in August of 2023.
Meanwhile, Martin lost to Guyer on the road by a 38-19 margin on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 85th, while the Wildcats are ranked tenth).
Martin might have lost, but man, Trantan Miles was a machine: he picked up 171 receiving yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards.
Even if they lost, Martin's defensive line still kept up the pressure with 4.5 sacks. In that department, Jesse Ford was the leader with two.
Mansfield's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Martin, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 0-2.
Mansfield was able to grind out a solid win over Martin in their previous matchup back in October of 2017, winning 27-16. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Martin's Juma Otoviano, who rushed for 108 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Mansfield to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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