Rodriguez is on a seven-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Chavez is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Rodriguez Mustangs will challenge the Chavez Titans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Rodriguez's defense has only allowed 8.6 points per game this season, so Chavez's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Two weeks ago, Rodriguez didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Pioneer, but they still walked away with a 12-7 win. The 12-point effort marked the Mustangs' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
The critical scores for Rodriguez came from Mancianno Syess and Malachi Wroten.
Rodriguez didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Antoine Wroten and Jamaniie Elliott. Elliott also set a new season high mark in total tackles with eight. Another thorn in Pioneer's side was Amare Williams-Palaamo, who picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and made 13 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Chavez hadn't done well against Stagg recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Chavez came out on top against Stagg by a score of 28-21.
Chavez found their leader in freshman Elijah Walker, who threw for 210 yards and four touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. The team also got some help courtesy of Julio Ruiz, who picked up 66 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Rodriguez's record is now 10-0. As for Chavez, their record now sits at 8-2.
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