After each having a week off, the Nixon-Smiley Mustangs and the Cotulla Cowboys will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Nixon-Smiley will bounce into Friday's matchup after beating Flatonia, who they hadn't topped in three consecutive meetings. Nixon-Smiley blew past Flatonia 43-14 on the road two weeks ago. The match was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Mustangs had established a 22 point advantage.
Nixon-Smiley's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Aiden Flores led the charge by rushing for 131 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries. The dominant performance gave Flores a new career-high in rushing yards. Another rusher making a difference was Julian Amaya, who rushed for 117 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries.
Meanwhile, Cotulla was fully in charge two weeks ago, breezing past Pearsall 41-6 at home. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Cowboys.
Jose Gonzalez went supernova for Cotulla, rushing for 133 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries. The team also got some help courtesy of Alex Medina, who rushed for 77 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries.
Nixon-Smiley's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for Cotulla, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Nixon-Smiley came up short against Cotulla in their previous matchup back in September of 2015, falling 27-20. Will Nixon-Smiley have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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