The Morton Ranch Mavericks will be defending their home-field for the first timethey go up against the Magnolia West Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Morton Ranch is headed into their home opener looking to turn things around after opening their season on the road. They lost 34-14 to Nimitz on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Mavericks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 576th, while the Cougars are ranked 198th).
Meanwhile, Magnolia West couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They received a blow on Friday as they fell 45-28 to Bryan.
Despite the defeat, Magnolia West got top-tier performance from John Sigler, who rushed for 121 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries. Another rusher making a difference was Sam Gomez, who rushed for 66 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries.
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