Nixon-Smiley and Dilley are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2015, but not for long. The Nixon-Smiley Mustangs will be playing at home against the Dilley Wolves at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Nixon-Smiley will head into Friday's game hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big last Friday (they won by 25) but on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Young Men's Leadership Academy 21-19.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Garet Gonzales and Raishaun Conaway. Gonzales had a great game and rushed for 133 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries. Meanwhile, Conaway was balling out in the loss, rushing for 113 yards and three touchdowns.
Nixon-Smiley didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Tristen Mikesh, Gonzales, and Adrian Zamora picked up one apiece. That's the most rushing yards Gonzales has posted since back in October of 2023.
Nixon-Smiley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 246 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 162 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Dilley waltzed into their match on Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They blew past the Badgers, posting a 47-14 victory at home. The Wolves might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matchups by 22 points or more this season.
Nixon-Smiley's win bumped their record up to 3-4. As for Dilley, they pushed their record up to 6-1 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season.
Nixon-Smiley might still be hurting after the 33-7 loss they got from Dilley when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Nixon-Smiley avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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