Amarillo extended their winning streak to three games thanks to a huge performance from Jett Lopez. The Amarillo Sandies simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat the Lubbock Westerners 47-0 thanks in part to Lopez, who threw for 262 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 12.5 yards per attempt. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 3.2 passing touchdowns per game.
The team also got some help courtesy of Cooper Manning, who picked up 69 receiving yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in rushing yards (20).
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Amarillo's defense and their three sacks. In fact, those sacks all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Troy Brown. Brown is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least seven every time he's taken the field this season.
Amarillo's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-3. As for Lubbock, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-6.
Amarillo will take on Tascosa at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Amarillo knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past five games -- so hopefully Tascosa likes a good challenge. As for Lubbock, they will square off against Coronado at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. That matchup will pit two of the most dominant backs against one another: Demarion Finch and Braiden Dunkerson.
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