Football Preview: Lamar Texans vs. Cesar E. Chavez Lobos
Lamar is 9-0 against Cesar E. Chavez since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Lamar Texans have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome the Cesar E. Chavez Lobos at 12:00 p.m. Lamar knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past three matchups -- so hopefully Cesar E. Chavez likes a good challenge.
Lamar's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Wisdom 45-0 at home. Given the Texans' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 225th, while the Generals are ranked 915th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Deverick Stone-Hubbard was a one-man wrecking crew for Lamar as he rushed for 157 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries. Stone-Hubbard's longest rush was for an impressive 58 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. The team also got some help courtesy of Larry Sanders, who rushed for 102 yards and a touchdown on only five carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Lamar was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 354 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 76 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three contests they've averaged 205.7.
Meanwhile, Cesar E. Chavez was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their 15th straight loss dating back to last season. They were beaten by Heights 60-6.
Even if they lost, Cesar E. Chavez's defensive line still kept up the pressure with four sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Manuel Miller and Jeremiah Villarreal, who racked up all four sacks between them. Villarreal also set a new season high mark in total tackles with four.
The win got Lamar back to even at 3-3. As for Cesar E. Chavez, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.
Everything came up roses for Lamar against Cesar E. Chavez when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the team secured an 81-0 victory. Does Lamar have another victory up their sleeve, or will Cesar E. Chavez turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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