La Vernia had to kick off their season on the road on Saturday, but they showed no ill effects. They took their game on the road with ease, bagging a 63-34 win over the Burbank Bulldogs. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 49-28.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead La Vernia to victory, but perhaps none more so than Sean Garza, who rushed for 193 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.2 yards per carry. Garza was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 60 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Logan Maytum, who picked up 115 receiving yards and four touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, La Vernia was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 307 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 163 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Burbank's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Israel Zapata, who picked up 231 receiving yards and three touchdowns, and Keven Hernandez, who threw for 276 yards and four touchdowns.
La Vernia will look to take advantage of their home-field for the first time this season as they take on Cuero at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. La Vernia will be looking to keep their three-game home win streak dating back to last season alive. As for Burbank, they will face off against Veterans Memorial at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Burbank focused on turnovers this week as team gave up four on Saturday.
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