The matchup between Natalia and Karnes City on Friday hardly resembled the 14-7 effort from their previous meeting. The Natalia Mustangs had to suffer through a 50-14 loss at the hands of the Karnes City Badgers. The Mustangs were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 29-0.
Natalia wouldn't let Karnes City keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Nestor Lopez, Zachary Peralta, and Maddox Corker picked up one apiece.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Karnes City to victory, but perhaps none more so than Israel Soto, who rushed for 112 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries, and also picked up 84 receiving yards and a touchdown. The bulk of those receiving yards came from one huge play: a catch that gained an incredible 58 yards. Aiden Schmidt was another key player, rushing for 129 yards and two touchdowns.
Natalia is on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-4. As for Karnes City, their victory bumped their record up to 4-1.
Natalia will square off against Nixon-Smiley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Karnes City, they will take on Young Men's Leadership Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Karnes City is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 33.6 points per game this season.
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