Karnes City's game last Friday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Friday. They took their contest on the road with ease, bagging a 50-14 win over the Natalia Mustangs. The matchup marked the Badgers' most dominant victory of the season.
Karnes City's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Israel Soto led the charge by rushing for 112 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries, while also picking up 84 receiving yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Soto a new career-high in rushing yards. Andrew Crow also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Karnes City was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 317 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Karnes City wouldn't let Natalia keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Karnes City can thank Aiden Schmidt and Brock Wood for forcing both of them.
Karnes City's win bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Natalia, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-4.
Karnes City will be playing in front of their home fans against Young Men's Leadership Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Young Men's Leadership Academy is coming into the match with three straight defeats on the road, meaning Karnes City will have to defend against a team hungry for a victory. As for Natalia, they will venture away from home to square off against Nixon-Smiley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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