The Sweetwater Mustangs will square off against the Clyde Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Sweetwater strolled past Comanche with points to spare, taking the game 27-13. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Mustangs.
Sweetwater found their leader in underclassman Caiden Ortiz, who rushed for 77 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 87 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Ortiz a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Clyde). They breezed by San Angelo Texas Leadership Charter Academy at home to the tune of 67-0 on Friday. The Bulldogs pushed the score to 60-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Eagles had no chance of recovering from.
Sweetwater's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-3. As for Clyde, they now also have a winning record of 4-3.
Sweetwater took a serious blow against Clyde when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 41-7. Thankfully for Sweetwater, Blake Carr (who rushed for 133 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 93 yards and two touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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