The Nixon Mustangs will challenge the Southwest Dragons at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
If Nixon beats Southwest with 21 points on Thursday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. Nixon came out on top against Laredo LBJ by a score of 21-13 on Thursday. That's two games straight that the Mustangs have won by exactly eight points.
Nixon wouldn't let Laredo LBJ keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Nixon can thank Sean Priego and Adin Sauceda for forcing both of them.
Nixon was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 203 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since was before the start of last season.
Meanwhile, Southwest beat Lockhart 36-23 on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Dragons.
Southwest can attribute much of their success to Aj Franco, who threw for 217 yards and three touchdowns on only 18 passes.
Nixon's win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Southwest, their victory was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0.
Nixon took a serious blow against Southwest in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 47-7. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Southwest's Jah Mills, who rushed for 225 yards and four touchdowns on only 11 carries. Now that Nixon knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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