Cesar E. Chavez hasn't had much luck against Lamar recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Cesar E. Chavez Lobos are taking a road trip to face off against the Lamar Texans at 12:00 p.m.
Cesar E. Chavez is headed into Saturday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 15th straight game dating back to last season on Saturday. They had to suffer through a 60-6 loss at the hands of Heights. While losing is never fun, the Lobos can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 1108th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 418th).
Even if they lost, Cesar E. Chavez's defensive line still kept up the pressure with four sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Manuel Miller and Jeremiah Villarreal, who racked up all four sacks between them. Villarreal also set a new season high mark in total tackles with four.
Meanwhile, Lamar entered their tilt with Wisdom on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They really took it to the Generals for the full four quarters, racking up a 45-0 victory at home. The contest marked the Texans' most dominant win of the season so far.
Deverick Stone-Hubbard had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 157 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 58 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. The team also got some help courtesy of Larry Sanders, who rushed for 102 yards and a touchdown on only five carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Lamar was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 354 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 76 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three games they've averaged 205.7.
Cesar E. Chavez's defeat dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Lamar, the victory got them back to even at 3-3.
Cesar E. Chavez was dealt a bruising 81-0 loss at the hands of Lamar when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Cesar E. Chavez avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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