Two dominant signal callers in Cody Stoever and Jaxxon Marie are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Wimberley Texans will face off against the Cuero Gobblers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Wimberley is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They blew past Rockport-Fulton 62-21. The victory was familiar territory for the Texans who have now won eight games in a row.
It was another big night for Stoever, who rushed for 197 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.9 yards per carry, and also threw for 226 yards and three touchdowns on only 18 passes. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September. Another player making a difference was Benjamin R Barraco Olmedo, who rushed for 84 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries.
Wimberley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 344 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Wimberley didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Maverick Jacobs.
Meanwhile, Cuero came tearing into Friday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 46 points) and they left with even more momentum. They breezed by the Panthers to the tune of 56-21. Given the Gobblers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 242nd, while the Panthers are ranked 587th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
A big part of Cuero's win came down to the chemistry between Marie and his top target Walker Dietze. Marie threw for 190 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes while Dietze gained 126 total yards and three touchdowns.
Cuero has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 43.8 points per game. As for Wimberley, their victory bumped their record up to 10-2.
Wimberley didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Cuero in their previous meeting back in December of 2022, but they still walked away with a 42-36 win. Will Wimberley repeat their success, or does Cuero have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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