After each having a week off, the Cotulla Cowboys and the Nixon-Smiley Mustangs will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Friday, Cotulla blew past Pearsall, posting a 41-6 win at home. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Cowboys.
Jose Gonzalez had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 133 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries. Frank Torres got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Nixon-Smiley last Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Flatonia out of the water with a 43-14 final score. The Mustangs pushed the score to 36-14 by the end of the third, a deficit the Bulldogs had little chance of recovering from.
Nixon-Smiley's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Aiden Flores, who rushed for 131 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries. The dominant performance gave Flores a new career-high in rushing yards. Julian Amaya also helped out as he racked up 117 rushing yards.
Cotulla now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Nixon-Smiley, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-2.
Cotulla was able to grind out a solid win over Nixon-Smiley in their previous meeting back in September of 2015, winning 27-20. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cotulla since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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