Nixon-Smiley and Karnes City are an even 4-4 against one another since October of 2014, but not for long. The Nixon-Smiley Mustangs will challenge the Karnes City Badgers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Nixon-Smiley will head into Friday's game out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Friday. They took a blow against Dilley, falling 50-15. The Mustangs were already down big by the end of the third quarter and they stayed that way after failing to score in the fourth.
Although Nixon-Smiley took the loss, they still got scores from Eric Rodriguez and Tristen Mikesh.
Meanwhile, Karnes City came up short against Stockdale on Friday and fell 28-21. The loss continues a trend for the Badgers in their matchups with the Brahmas: they've now lost four in a row.
Karnes City might have lost, but man, Syrhian Alaniz was a machine: he rushed for 68 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries, and also caught a touchdown. Those 68 rushing yards gave Alaniz a new career-high.
Nixon-Smiley's defeat dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Karnes City, their loss dropped their record down to 5-3.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Nixon-Smiley has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 214.2 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Karnes City struggles in that department as they've been averaging 191.9. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Nixon-Smiley was able to grind out a solid win over Karnes City in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, winning 26-14. Will Nixon-Smiley repeat their success, or does Karnes City have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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