Sweetwater entered their tilt with Breckenridge on Friday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They took their contest with ease, bagging a 43-13 win over the Breckenridge Buckaroos. Considering the Mustangs have won three matchups by more than 29 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Leading Sweetwater to victory were Korda Moore and Caiden Ortiz. Moore rushed for 96 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries, while Ortiz threw for 190 yards and a touchdown.
Sweetwater didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Cayden Reyes, Daniel Rodriguez, and Gilbert Rivera picked up one apiece. Rivera also made four total tackles, which is notable because Sweetwater is 5-1 when he posts at least four total tackles, but 1-2 otherwise.
Sweetwater was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 230 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 156 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
Despite the loss, Breckenridge still got an impressive performance from Jaime Cruz, who rushed for 46 yards and a touchdown. Cruz didn't just play on offense: he also made five total tackles and defended a pass.
Sweetwater has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. As for Breckenridge, they dropped their record down to 0-9 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight at home.
Sweetwater will host Jim Ned at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Jim Ned's defense has only allowed 13.9 points per game this season, so Sweetwater's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Breckenridge, they will head out to square off against San Angelo Texas Leadership Charter Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Breckenridge is facing San Angelo Texas Leadership Charter Academy at the right time seeing as San Angelo Texas Leadership Charter Academy is stuck on a nine-game losing streak.
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