Football Recap: Sweetwater Piles Up the Points Against Breckenridge

There's no place like home for Sweetwater, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They blew past the Breckenridge Buckaroos 44-0 on Friday. Considering the Mustangs have won four games by more than 21 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

Sweetwater's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Nick Avila, who rushed for 139 yards and one TD on only seven carries. Those 139 rushing yards gave Avila a new career-high. Caiden Ortiz was another key signal caller, throwing for 168 yards and three touchdowns on only 16 passes.

Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Sweetwater proved: they limited Breckenridge to a paltry 1.3 yards per carry. The team can thank Braxton Bartee for the heroic effort on defense: he. Sweetwater is 2-1 when they shut down the run game so well.

Sweetwater didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Cason Fields and Jose Quintero. Fields also set a new season-high mark in total tackles with nine. Sweetwater got some further help from Rohyn Price: he made 13 total tackles (2.0 for loss).

Sweetwater is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 4-5 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 47.0 points over those games. As for Breckenridge, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost three of their last four contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 3-6 record this season.

Sweetwater will head out to square off against Jim Ned at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Mustangs will need to watch out since the Indians have now posted at least 31 points in their last five games. As for Breckenridge, they will welcome San Angelo Texas Leadership Charter Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Buckaroos will be up against the Eagles' rather soft defense (which has allowed 48.44 points per matchup), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance.