Southwest is on a six-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Jay is on a five-game streak of away wins (also dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Southwest Dragons will welcome the Jay Mustangs at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Thursday, everything went Southwest's way against Winn as Southwest made off with a 31-10 victory. Considering the Dragons have won seven contests by more than 19 points this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
It was another big night for Jah Mills, who rushed for 160 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 103.2 rushing yards per game. Aj Franco was another key player, throwing for 142 yards and three touchdowns.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the matchup if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Jay's strategy against Martin on Thursday. Jay enjoyed a cozy 31-12 win over Martin. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 451st, while the Tigers are ranked 998th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Nicholas Rios was his usual excellent self, rushing for 255 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 13.4 yards per carry, and also catching a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Southwest's victory bumped their record up to 8-0. As for Jay, their win bumped their record up to an identical 8-0.
Friday's game will pit two of the most dominant backs against one another: Mills and Rios. Mills has put up some stellar numbers this year, and currently owns excellent season averages 103.2 rushing yards per game this season. For his part, Rios has averaged 119.8 rushing yards per game this season.
Southwest beat Jay 28-17 in their previous meeting back in September of 2017. Will Southwest repeat their success, or does Jay have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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