Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Alvarado). They took their game on Friday with ease, bagging a 79-13 victory over the Life Waxahachie Mustangs. The Indians might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matchups by 21 points or more this season.
Cardea Collier was his usual excellent self, throwing for 352 yards and eight touchdowns while completing 89.5% of his passes, and also rushing for 60 yards and a touchdown. He is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last three games he's played. Lance Sansom also helped out as he racked up 181 receiving yards.
Alvarado wouldn't let Life Waxahachie keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Ty Means, Leland Hopson, and Angel Cavazos picked up one apiece. Another thorn in Life Waxahachie's side was D.J. Clampitt, who made nine total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Despite the loss, Life Waxahachie still got an impressive performance from James Hicks, who rushed for 114 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries. Hicks' longest rush was for an impressive 67 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
The win for Alvarado keeps them at an undefeated 8-0. As for Life Waxahachie, their defeat was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-8.
Alvarado will square off against Castleberry at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 900 yards in their previous games. As for Life Waxahachie, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 60-0 loss against Ranchview on the 31st.
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