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 will venture away from home to face off against the Austin Maroons at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
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.
Del Valle's defeat came about despite a quality game from Bradley Dent, who rushed for 113 yards on only 15 carries.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 52-13, which was the final score in Austin's tilt against Temple on Friday. 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 loss 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.
Things could have been worse for Del Valle, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 28-13 loss to Austin when the teams last played back in November of 2023. Can Del Valle avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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