Football Preview: Denver City Mustangs vs. Lamesa Tornadoes
Denver City has gone 4-0 against Lamesa recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Denver City Mustangs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Lamesa Tornadoes at 7:00 p.m. Denver City is out to stop a four-game streak of losses at home.
Denver City is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They enjoyed a cozy 57-38 victory over Kermit on Friday. The Mustangs pushed the score to 50-18 by the end of the third, a deficit the Yellow Jackets cut but never quite recovered from.
Lamesa fell on hard times earlier this season, but after back-to-back wins it seems like their luck might finally be changing. They claimed a resounding 42-8 victory over Brownfield. That looming 42-8 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Tornadoes yet this season.
Benito Barrioz was his usual excellent self, rushing for 193 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.7 yards per carry. Those 193 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Cylius Mccurley, who picked up 110 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Lamesa's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-6. As for Denver City, their victory bumped their record up to 2-7.
Everything came up roses for Denver City against Lamesa when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 47-6 win. Will Denver City repeat their success, or does Lamesa have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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