| 10/17/25 vs Coleman | 58 |
| 08/29/25 vs Dublin | 54 |
| 10/23/25 @ Ballinger | 52 |
| 10/10/25 vs Hico | 29 |
| 09/12/25 @ Valley Mills | 20 |
Fans were treated to a battle of the Bearcats on Thursday. De Leon simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Ballinger 66-14. The result was nothing new for De Leon, who have now won five contests by 20 points or more so far this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead De Leon to victory, but perhaps none more so than Heston Jobe, who threw for 243 yards and four TDs while completing 76.9% of his passes. Jobe's passing game has become a key predictor of De Leon's success: the team is undefeated when his passer rating is 110 or higher, but only 1-2 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Lane Couch, who rushed for 108 yards and a pair of scores on only eight carries.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to De Leon's defense and their six sacks. The heavy lifting was done by AJ Stewart and Yonathan Hernandez, who racked up four sacks between them. De Leon received some extra help from Hagen Hare, whose fumble return for a touchdown made for one of the most unforgettable moments.
The win (which was De Leon's third in a row) raised their record to 6-2. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 13.7 points on average over those games. As for Ballinger, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 3-5 record this season.
De Leon didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 60-20 win against Bangs on the 31st. As for Ballinger, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next contest, a 26-19 defeat against Coleman on the 31st.
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