Football Preview: Springlake-Earth Wolverines vs. Booker Kiowas
Two dominant signal callers in Froylan Agundiz and Chase Nelson are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Springlake-Earth Wolverines will venture away from home to square off against the Booker Kiowas at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Springlake-Earth will head into Friday's matchup on the come-up: they were handed a two-point defeat in their last game, but they sure didn't let that happen against Kress two weeks ago. Springlake-Earth took their match with ease, bagging a 60-12 win over Kress. The contest marked the Wolverines' most dominant victory of the season.
It was another big night for Agundiz, who rushed for 31 yards and three touchdowns, and also threw for 225 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 passes. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making four total tackles and defending four passes in addition to snagging an interception. Timothy Tovar got in on the action as well, returning a kick for a touchdown.
Another reason for the win was Springlake-Earth's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Donovan Stiggers and Kaleb Castillo, who racked up all four sacks between them.
Meanwhile, Booker came tearing into Friday's game with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 44.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Bucks 56-0. Given the Kiowas' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 45th, while the Bucks are ranked 179th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Nelson was his usual excellent self, rushing for 42 yards and two touchdowns, while also throwing for 114 yards and a touchdown while completing 87.5% of his passes. Marco Flores was another key player, picking up 81 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Springlake-Earth is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-4 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.5 points per game. As for Booker, their win bumped their record up to 9-1.
We should be in store for an exciting game as Springlake-Earth and Booker have no problem gaining yardage. Springlake-Earth has been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 357.1 total yards per game. However, it's not like Booker struggles in that department as they've been averaging 358.2. With a pair of commanding offenses duking it out, the defenses are going to have their work cut out for them.
Springlake-Earth suffered a grim 44-20 defeat to Booker in their previous matchup back in September of 2019. Can Springlake-Earth avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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