Football Preview: New Braunfels Unicorns vs. Seguin Matadors
New Braunfels has gone 10-0 against Seguin recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The New Braunfels Unicorns will take on the Seguin Matadors at 7:00 p.m. New Braunfels is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 35.9 points per game this season.
New Braunfels will head out to face Seguin after giving up their first home loss of the season on Friday. New Braunfels fell 29-18 to Smithson Valley. The matchup marked the Unicorns' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
New Braunfels' loss came about despite a quality game from CLAYTON NAMKEN, who threw for 234 yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 58 yards and a touchdown. A healthy portion of NAMKEN's aerial production (82 yards to be exact) went to CAYDEN MILLS.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Seguin, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They slipped by Wagner 28-27 on Friday.
Corey Dailey continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 158 yards and two touchdowns, while also punching in a touchdown on the ground.
New Braunfels' defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-3. As for Seguin, the victory got them back to even at 4-4.
Friday's contest will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: NAMKEN and Dailey. NAMKEN has put up some stellar numbers this year, and currently owns excellent season averages 200.9 passing yards and has 14 passing touchdowns on the season. For his part, Dailey has averaged 247.6 passing yards and has 26 passing touchdowns on the season.
Everything went New Braunfels' way against Seguin in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, as New Braunfels made off with a 45-22 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Seguin's John Jackson, who rushed for 240 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.9 yards per carry. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for New Braunfels to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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