Football Preview: Caldwell Hornets vs. Madisonville Mustangs
After two games on the road, Caldwell is heading back home. They will welcome the Madisonville Mustangs 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, Caldwell lost to Giddings on the road by a 52-35 margin.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Madisonville). They took down La Grange 56-42 on Friday. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Mustangs as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Ty Williams went supernova for Madisonville, throwing for 346 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.8 yards per attempt, and also rushing for 30 yards and a touchdown. Williams' passing game has become a key predictor of Madisonville's success: the team is 2-1 when his passer rating is 100 or higher, but only 1-2 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Phillip Green, who rushed for 118 yards and two touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Madisonville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 248 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 182 rushing yards in six consecutive games.
Caldwell's defeat dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Madisonville, the victory got them back to even at 3-3.
Caldwell was taken down by Madisonville 63-0 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Williams, who threw for 163 yards and three touchdowns on perfect 7-for-7 passing, and also rushed for 43 yards. Now that Caldwell knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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