Football Preview: Nixon-Smiley Mustangs vs. Young Men's Leadership Academy
The Nixon-Smiley Mustangs will head out to face off against Young Men's Leadership Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Young Men's Leadership Academy took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Nixon-Smiley, who comes in off a win.
Nixon-Smiley took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 45-20 margin over Natalia. Nixon-Smiley pushed the score to 30-8 by the end of the third, a deficit Natalia had little chance of recovering from.
Garet Gonzales had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 98 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries, and also picked up 32 receiving yards and a touchdown. He has become a key player for Nixon-Smiley: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 0-3 otherwise.
Nixon-Smiley didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of John Garza and Joe White. Garza also set a new season high mark in total tackles with ten. Jaylun Rodriguez was another major factor on D, picking up 0.5 sacks and making 11 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Young Men's Leadership Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They took a blow against Karnes City, falling 48-15.
Young Men's Leadership Academy might have lost, but man, Raishaun Conaway was a machine: he rushed for 169 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.0 yards per carry. With that strong performance, Conaway is now averaging an impressive 103.7 rushing yards per game.
Nixon-Smiley's win bumped their record up to 2-4. As for Young Men's Leadership Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.
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