Football Recap: Freer Buckaroos vs. Santa Maria Cougars
After flying high against Kaufer last Friday, Freer came back down to earth. The Freer Buckaroos took a 40-27 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Santa Maria Cougars on Friday. The Buckaroos were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Cougars apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in October of 2023.
Daniel Martinez continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Santa Maria, rushing for 169 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.4 yards per carry, and also picking up 125 receiving yards and a touchdown. Martinez showed off some serious burst, cutting upfield on a catch for 53 yards. Another player making a difference was Miguel Alaniz, who threw for 204 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 passes.
Freer's defeat dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Santa Maria, their win was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-1.
Freer will venture away from home to challenge Refugio at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Refugio's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season. As for Santa Maria, a feisty cat fight will be fought when Cougars challenges Skidmore-Tynan at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Santa Maria is facing Skidmore-Tynan at the right time seeing as Skidmore-Tynan is stuck on a six-game losing streak.
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