Sweetwater entered their tilt with Clyde on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They blew past the Clyde Bulldogs 51-14. For the Mustangs, this counts as revenge for the 41-7 win the Bulldogs walked away with the last time they faced one another back in September of 2023.
Sweetwater found their leader in sophomore Caiden Ortiz, who threw for 206 yards and five touchdowns on only 18 passes. Talan Lujan was another key player, picking up 61 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
One reason for the win was Sweetwater's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for seven sacks. Jade Rodriquez was especially locked on to Clyde's QB and sacked him twice. Rodriquez has been hot , having also posted six or more total tackles the last seven times he's played.
Sweetwater has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Clyde, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-4.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Sweetwater will venture away from home to challenge Breckenridge at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Sweetwater is facing Breckenridge at the right time seeing as Breckenridge is stuck on a seven-game losing streak. As for Clyde, they will head out to face off against Jim Ned at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Jim Ned is coming into the contest with four straight victories at home, so Clyde will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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