Football Preview: Karnes City Badgers vs. Nixon-Smiley Mustangs
Karnes City and Nixon-Smiley are an even 4-4 against one another since October of 2014, but not for long. The Karnes City Badgers will face off against the Nixon-Smiley Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Karnes City is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 31.4 points per game this season.
Last Friday, Karnes City came up short against Stockdale and fell 28-21. The defeat continues a trend for the Badgers in their matchups with the Brahmas: they've now lost four in a row.
Karnes City might have lost, but man, Syrhian Alaniz was a machine: he rushed for 68 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries, and also caught a touchdown. Those 68 rushing yards gave Alaniz a new career-high.
Meanwhile, a win for Nixon-Smiley just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were outmatched by Dilley at home and fell 50-15. The Mustangs were already down big by the end of the third quarter and they stayed that way after failing to score in the fourth.
Although Nixon-Smiley took the loss, they still got scores from Eric Rodriguez and Tristen Mikesh.
Karnes City's loss dropped their record down to 5-3. As for Nixon-Smiley, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-5.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Karnes City has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 191.9 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Nixon-Smiley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 214.2. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Karnes City came up short against Nixon-Smiley in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 26-14. Can Karnes City avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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