Smithson Valley waltzed into their game on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They walked away with a 29-18 victory over the New Braunfels Unicorns. Given the Rangers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 123rd, while the Unicorns are ranked 266th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
When it comes to explaining why New Braunfels lost, don't look at CLAYTON NAMKEN. Despite the final result, he threw for 234 yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 58 yards and a touchdown. CAYDEN MILLS was another key player, gaining 143 total yards.
Smithson Valley is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. As for New Braunfels, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-3.
Smithson Valley will host MacArthur at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Smithson Valley is facing MacArthur at the right time seeing as MacArthur is stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for New Braunfels, they are taking a road trip to take on Seguin at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. New Braunfels is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 35.9 points per game this season.
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