A victory for Nixon-Smiley just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They had to suffer through a 41-14 loss at the hands of the Karnes City Badgers. The Mustangs were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Badgers apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in September of 2023.
Nixon-Smiley's loss came despite strong showings from Joe White and Julian Amaya. White rushed for 53 yards and a touchdown, while Amaya rushed for 68 yards. White was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 52 yards.
Even if they lost, Nixon-Smiley's defensive line still kept up the pressure with 3.5 sacks. Jaylun Rodriguez was especially locked on to Karnes City's QB and sacked him twice. Rodriguez also sacked two sacks, which is notable because Nixon-Smiley is 2-1 when he posts at least one sack, but 1-5 otherwise. Nixon-Smiley got some further help from Nicholas Martinez: he picked up 1.5 sacks and made 12 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Karnes City's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Savion Nixon-Thompson, who threw for 206 yards and two touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes, and also rushed for 71 yards. That's the most rushing yards Nixon-Thompson has posted since back in September. Aiden Schmidt was another key player, picking up 112 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
This is the second loss in a row for Nixon-Smiley and nudges their season record down to 3-6. As for Karnes City, their record is now 6-3.
Nixon-Smiley will host Stockdale at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Karnes City, they will head out to challenge Cotulla at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Karnes City is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 32.4 points per game this season.
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