Football Preview: Sanger Indians vs. Community Braves
After starting their season with two straight games on the road, Sanger is finally coming home. They will look to take advantage of their home-field as they take on the Community Braves at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Friday, Sanger came up short against Pottsboro and fell 42-35. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 743rd, while the Cardinals are ranked 336th).
Despite their defeat, Sanger saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Reginald Jones, who rushed for 180 yards while picking up 7.5 yards per carry, was perhaps the best of all. Another passer making a difference was Austin Martin, who rushed for 74 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries.
Martin wasn't the only one working in the rushing yards department: Sanger was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 275 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since was before the start of last season.
Meanwhile, Community also suffered a loss in their last game, but this one to Ford by a score of 56-49. The loss continues a trend for the Braves in their matchups with the Panthers: they've now lost three in a row.
Despite the defeat, Community got top-tier performance from Koren Ewing, who threw for 354 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.7 yards per attempt, and also punched in a rushing score. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards. Colton Dupes was another key player, picking up 93 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Sanger's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Community, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 0-2.
Sanger lost to Community at home by a decisive 42-24 margin when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Sanger, Brandon Mills Jr. (who rushed for 153 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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