Sulphur Springs and Alvarado squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Sulphur Springs had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Alvarado Indians by a score of 42-39.
Sulphur Springs' loss came despite strong showings from Kaden Mitchell and Jaxson Haire. Mitchell threw for 308 yards and three touchdowns, while Haire picked up 147 receiving yards and a touchdown. Mitchell showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 57 yards. A healthy portion of Mitchell's aerial production (83 yards to be exact) also went to Wyatt Watson.
Cardea Collier continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Alvarado, rushing for 223 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.7 yards per carry, and also throwing for 160 yards and two touchdowns. With that strong performance, Collier is now averaging an impressive 108.8 rushing yards per game.
Sulphur Springs' defeat dropped their record down to 10-3. As for Alvarado, the win for them keeps them at an undefeated 13-0.
Sulphur Springs does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Alvarado, they will challenge Celina at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Alvarado knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past 13 games -- so hopefully Celina likes a good challenge.
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