Marble Falls has relied on a stalwart defense averaging 15 points allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Friday. They came up short against the La Vernia Bears, falling 34-14. That makes it the first time this season the Mustangs have let down their home crowd.
Although Marble Falls took the loss, they still got scores from Jett Martich and Noah Lyon.
Sean Garza continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for La Vernia, rushing for 320 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.3 yards per carry. Those 320 rushing yards gave Garza a new career-high.
Marble Falls now has a losing record at 2-3. As for La Vernia, their victory was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-1.
Marble Falls wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next game, a 28-27 loss against Devine on the 4th. As for La Vernia, they will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Calhoun at 7:30 p.m. on October 11th. One thing working in La Vernia's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last three matchups.
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