Caddo Mills hasn't had much luck against Sunnyvale recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Caddo Mills Foxes will challenge Sunnyvale at 7:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Thursday, Caddo Mills was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 35-31 to Van Alstyne.
Despite the defeat, Caddo Mills got top-tier performance from Alfonso Gonzales, who threw for 404 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 70 yards and a touchdown. Those 70 rushing yards gave Gonzales a new career-high. A healthy portion of Gonzales' aerial production (161 yards to be exact) went to Holden Bremer, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Caddo Mills didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jose Villafranco and Julian Martinez. Villafranco has been hot , having also posted eight or more total tackles the last six times he's played. Caddo Mills got some further help from Tripp Welch: he picked up a sack and made 13 total tackles.
Meanwhile, Sunnyvale entered their tilt with Canton on Friday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They took down the Eagles 35-20. Given Sunnyvale's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 212th, while Canton is ranked 444th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Cayson Maupin, who threw for 191 yards and four touchdowns, and also rushed for 40 yards. Joshua Mcdill did his part for the team as well, scoring a TD off of 100 receiving yards.
Sunnyvale's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-3. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 12.2 points per game. As for Caddo Mills, their loss dropped their record down to 6-4.
Thursday's matchup will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: Gonzales and Maupin. Gonzales just won't slow down this season and has thrown 11 touchdowns (and and only 2 picks) while averaging 282.4 passing yards per game. Maupin has been a dominant force too and has thrown 34 touchdowns (and and only 3 picks) while averaging 224.9 passing yards per game.
Caddo Mills took a serious blow against Sunnyvale in their previous meeting back in September, falling 57-14. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Maupin, who threw for 283 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 10.9 yards per attempt. Now that Caddo Mills knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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