Football Recap: Stockdale Brahmas vs. Nixon-Smiley Mustangs
Stockdale won the last time they faced Nixon-Smiley, and things went their way on Friday too. The Stockdale Brahmas managed a 22-16 victory over the Nixon-Smiley Mustangs. The win was nothing new for the Brahmas as they're now sitting on three straight.
The critical scores for Stockdale came from Ricky Ayala, Eddie Vazquez, and Corbet Cowey.
Stockdale was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 208 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 208 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
Stockdale wouldn't let Nixon-Smiley keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Stockdale can thank Trenton Gordon and Cowey for forcing both of them. Stockdale got some further help from Adam Valadez: he picked up a sack and made 21 total tackles.
Nixon-Smiley lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Eric Rodriguez, who rushed for 65 yards and two touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards Rodriguez has posted since back in October of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Julian Amaya, who rushed for 119 yards on only 12 carries.
Stockdale's record is now 6-4. As for Nixon-Smiley, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-7.
Stockdale will head out on the road to face off against George West at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. George West knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past seven matches -- so hopefully Stockdale likes a good challenge. Nixon-Smiley does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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