Football Preview: Del Valle Cardinals vs. Austin Maroons
Del Valle and Austin are an even 4-4 against one another since October of 2014, but not for long. The Del Valle Cardinals are taking a road trip to challenge the Austin Maroons at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Del Valle will head out to face Austin after giving up their first home loss of the season on Friday. Del Valle fell 21-14 to Copperas Cove.
Bradley Dent put forth a good effort for the losing side as he rushed for 113 yards on only 15 carries.
Meanwhile, Austin had to suffer through a 52-13 loss at the hands of Temple. While losing is never fun, the Maroons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 294th, while the Wildcats are ranked 114th).
Del Valle's defeat dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Austin, this is the second loss in a row for them and also nudges their season record down to 2-2.
Del Valle ended up a good deal behind Austin in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, losing 28-13. Can Del Valle avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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