The Alvarado Indians will square off against the Sulphur Springs Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Alvarado knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past 12 matchups -- so hopefully Sulphur Springs likes a good challenge.
Alvarado is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 44-41 victory over Panther Creek.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Cardea Collier and Graylyn Fry. Collier had a great game and threw for 268 yards and two touchdowns. Meanwhile, Fry was balling out in the loss, throwing for 270 yards and four touchdowns.
Alvarado didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Schyler Dethorne and Layne Woolard. Dethorne also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 18. Alvarado got some further help from Anthony Frias: he forced two fumbles and made 12 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Special teams was a major factor in the game for Alvarado, racking up 14 points in total. Dethorne launched a 45-yard bomb between the uprights, which ended up accounting for the difference in the contest.
Meanwhile, Sulphur Springs strolled past Springtown with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 56-39. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Wildcats.
Jaxson Haire was his usual excellent self, rushing for 140 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 74 yards. Another receiver making a difference was Skylar Lewis, who picked up 82 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Sulphur Springs was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 331 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in August.
Alvarado pushed their record up to 12-0 with the win, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 32.6 points. As for Sulphur Springs, their victory bumped their record up to 10-2.
The upcoming match will be a clash of competing strengths. Alvarado has relied on air attacks this season and has averaged 283 passing yards per game. Sulphur Springs, on the other hand, has relied on a stout run game: they average 167.1 rushing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
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