The Comanche Indians will play host again on Friday to welcome the Sweetwater Mustangs, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Friday, Comanche needed a bit of extra time to put away Jim Ned. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Indians 13-10.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Sweetwater). They breezed by San Angelo Texas Leadership Charter Academy at home to the tune of 90-0 on Friday. With that win, the Mustangs brought their scoring average up to 33.5 points per game.
A big part of Sweetwater's victory came down to the chemistry between Caiden Ortiz and his top target Jose Quintero. Ortiz threw for 137 yards and two touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes while Quintero picked up 81 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Quintero has become a key player for Sweetwater: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two receiving touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise. Braxton Bartee made the highlight reel by snagging an interception and taking it all the way to the house.
Sweetwater didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. Bartee led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself. What's more, Uriah Martines also racked up 61 rushing yards, the mosthe's had since back in October of 2023.
Comanche pushed their record up to 4-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Sweetwater, the victory got them back to even at 3-3.
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