The Flour Bluff Hornets will head out on the road to challenge the Smithson Valley Rangers at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Flour Bluff sitting on three straight wins and Smithson Valley on eight.
Flour Bluff is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They came out on top against Southwest by a score of 35-28. Flour Bluff's victory was all the more impressive since the Dragons were averaging only 14.23 points allowed on the season.
It was another big night for Jayden Paluseo, who threw for 217 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 75 yards and a touchdown. He has been hot recently, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last three times he's played. 88 of Paluseo's passing yards were hauled in by Andre Mimms, who also brought in two receiving touchdowns.
Flour Bluff didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Cameran Dickson, Cameron Johnson, and Julian Johnson-Tijerina picked up one apiece. Owen Aggus was another major factor on D, making nine total tackles (2.0 for loss) and defending a pass.
Flour Bluff was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 265 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Southwest only rushed for 151.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Smithson Valley against New Braunfels on Friday as the squad secured a 56-21 win. The Rangers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten contests by 22 points or more this season.
Smithson Valley's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-2. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 49.0 points per game. As for Flour Bluff, their win bumped their record up to 12-1.
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