The Natalia Mustangs will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Cotulla Cowboys at 7:30 p.m. Natalia is coming into the game on a five-game losing streak.
Natalia is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Nixon-Smiley on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Natalia came up short against Nixon-Smiley, falling 45-20. Natalia was down 30-8 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Meanwhile, Cotulla unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Friday. They lost 35-14 to Poth. While losing is never fun, the Cowboys can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 568th, while the Pirates are ranked 223rd).
Natalia's loss dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Cotulla, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-2.
Everything came up roses for Natalia against Cotulla in their previous matchup back in September of 2017, as the squad secured a 45-14 victory. Does Natalia have another victory up their sleeve, or will Cotulla turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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