Football Preview: Southwest Legacy Titans vs. Cigarroa Toros
The Southwest Legacy Titans will square off against the Cigarroa Toros at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Neither Southwest Legacy nor Cigarroa posted many points in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
Southwest Legacy is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Jay just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell to the Mustangs 9-3. The loss was the Titans' first of the season.
Southwest Legacy wouldn't let Jay keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Jose Mancillas was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance. He is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last ten games he's played dating back to last season. Southwest Legacy got some further help from Eli Sanchez: he picked up a sack and made 11 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Cigarroa was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their 14th straight loss dating back to last season. They lost to South San Antonio at home by a 24-7 margin.
Cigarroa's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Misael Tellez and Armando Mata. Another thorn in South San Antonio's side was Cristofer Covarrubias, who made 12 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Having lost for the first time this season, Southwest Legacy fell to 3-1. As for Cigarroa, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
Southwest Legacy came out on top in a nail-biter against Cigarroa when the teams last played back in September of 2023, sneaking past 10-7. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Mata, who picked up 52 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 63 yards. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Southwest Legacy still be able to contain Mata? There's only one way to find out.
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