Santa Maria hasn't had much luck against Refugio recently, but that could start to change on Friday. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Cougars faces off against the Refugio Bobcats at 7:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Refugio is hoping to do what Kaufer couldn't two weeks ago: put an end to Santa Maria's winning streak, which now stands at five games. Santa Maria breezed by Kaufer on the road to the tune of 56-0. The contest marked the Cougars' most dominant win of the season so far.
It was another big night for Daniel Martinez, who rushed for 207 yards on only 13 carries, and also picked up 50 receiving yards. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Santa Maria was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 296 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're rushing yard total in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Refugio). They really took it to Kaufer for the full four quarters, racking up a 72-0 victory at home. Given the Bobcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 259th, while the Seahawks are ranked 1216th), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Refugio didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. Laytyn Garza picked up that interception and then proceeded to rub salt in the wound by taking it back the other way for a touchdown. Garza is also crushing it when it comes to defended passes: he's defended at least one every time he's taken the field this season. Refugio got some further help from Javonte Lewis: he picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and made 12 total tackles (9.0 for loss).
Santa Maria's win was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0. As for Refugio, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 5-1.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Santa Maria has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 206 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Refugio struggles in that department as they've been averaging 313.3. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Santa Maria was taken down by Refugio 70-6 when the teams last played back in November of 2021. Will Santa Maria have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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