Football Recap: Poth Pirates vs. Nixon-Smiley Mustangs
Poth never let their opponents score on Friday. They blew past the Nixon-Smiley Mustangs 39-0 at home. Considering the Pirates have won four matches by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Kane Stover was his usual excellent self, rushing for 112 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries, while also picking up 84 receiving yards. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 112 rushing yards. Major Luna was another key player, throwing for 228 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes.
Despite the defeat, Nixon-Smiley saw an underclassman step up: Garet Gonzales rushed for 120 yards while picking up 7.1 yards per carry. Those 120 rushing yards set a new season-high mark for Gonzales.
Poth pushed their record up to 5-0 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Nixon-Smiley, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-4.
Poth will square off against Cotulla at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Poth is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 30 points per game this season. As for Nixon-Smiley, they will take on Natalia at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Nixon-Smiley is facing Natalia at the right time seeing as Natalia is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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