The George West Longhorns will take on the Stockdale Brahmas at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with George West sitting on eight straight victories and Stockdale on three.
George West's usually-dominant defense will be looking to make up for Friday's struggle, when Taft offense got past them. George West took down Taft 49-33 on Friday.
Johnalbert Cisneros was his usual excellent self, rushing for 160 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.4 yards per carry, and also picking up 30 receiving yards. He showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 51 yards. Another player making a difference was Teagan Collins, who rushed for 64 yards and three touchdowns.
George West was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 379 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Stockdale didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Nixon-Smiley on Friday, but they still walked away with a 22-16 win.
The critical scores for Stockdale came from Ricky Ayala, Eddie Vazquez, and Corbet Cowey.
Stockdale wouldn't let Nixon-Smiley keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Stockdale can thank Trenton Gordon and Cowey for forcing both of them. Stockdale got some further help from Adam Valadez: he picked up a sack and made 21 total tackles.
George West's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-2. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 44.6 points per game. As for Stockdale, their win bumped their record up to 6-4.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. George West has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 223.8 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Stockdale struggles in that department as they've been averaging 245.7. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
George West was dealt a bruising 36-0 defeat at the hands of Stockdale in their previous meeting back in November of 2021. Can George West avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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