The Alvarado Indians will face off against the Life Waxahachie Mustangs at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Alvarado's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.
Alvarado's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They claimed a resounding 63-0 win over Lake Worth. Considering the Indians have won five matchups by more than 34 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
KJ Jenkins and Demarcus Belton were among the main playmakers for Alvarado as the former threw for 447 yards and seven TDs while picking up 19.4 yards per attempt and the latter gained 271 total yards and five touchdowns. Belton's longest reception was for an incredible 72 yards. Schyler Dethorne helped Jenkins out on the ground, picking up 87 receiving yards and one score.
Meanwhile, Life Waxahachie played a tough contest on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They had to suffer through a 56-7 loss at the hands of Kennedale. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 1035th, while the Wildcats are ranked 325th).
Special teams was responsible for all of the team's points. The biggest highlight from special teams (and perhaps the team as a whole) came courtesy of Gramm Jones, who ran a kickoff back for a touchdown.
Life Waxahachie's loss dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Alvarado, their victory bumped their record up to 6-0.
Everything came up roses for Alvarado against Life Waxahachie in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, as the squad secured a 79-13 win. Will the Indians repeat their success, or do the Mustangs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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