Football Preview: Munday Moguls vs. Archer City Wildcats
The Munday Moguls will face off against the Archer City Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Munday's defense has only allowed 15.2 points per game this season, so Archer City's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Munday's usually-dominant defense will be looking to make up for Friday's struggle, when Hamlin offense got past them. Munday had to suffer through a 39-0 loss at the hands of Hamlin. The defeat continues a trend for the Moguls in their matchups with the Pied Pipers: they've now lost six in a row.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Archer City). They claimed a resounding 53-14 win over Nocona at home. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Landon Smith continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 183 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries, while also throwing for 100 yards and two touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes. He didn't just play on offense: he also made three total tackles and defended a pass.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Archer City was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 401 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Having lost for the first time this season, Munday fell to 3-1. As for Archer City, the win made it two in a row for them and also bumps their season record up to 3-1.
Munday took a serious blow against Archer City in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, falling 55-8. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Smith, who threw for 167 yards and three touchdowns while completing 84.6% of his passes, and also rushed for 69 yards and a touchdown on only five carries. Now that Munday 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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