Football Preview: Pearsall Mavericks vs. Wimberley Texans
Pearsall hasn't had much luck against Wimberley recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Pearsall Mavericks will challenge the Wimberley Texans at 7:00 p.m.
Pearsall's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Carrizo Springs last Friday. They took a blow against the Wildcats, falling 30-0. Considering the last time the Mavericks couldn't score was back in September, the team can't take the result too hard.
Meanwhile, Wimberley entered their tilt with Lago Vista on Friday with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Vikings 44-6. Considering the Texans have won eight matches by more than 25 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Cody Stoever was his usual excellent self, rushing for 109 yards and two touchdowns, while also throwing for 109 yards and a touchdown. He is becoming a predictor of Wimberley's success: when he posts at least 100 rushing yards the team is undefeated (and 1-2 when he doesn't). Another big playmaker for Wimberley was Nolan Waida, who returned a punt for a touchdown.
Wimberley pushed their record up to 8-2 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 11.2 points per game. As for Pearsall, their loss dropped their record down to 2-8.
Pearsall was dealt a bruising 68-0 defeat at the hands of Wimberley in their previous meeting back in November of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Stoever, who threw for 151 yards and three touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes, and also rushed for 45 yards and a touchdown. Now that Pearsall knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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