Burges couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They had to suffer through a 40-0 loss at the hands of the Coronado Thunderbirds. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 941st, while the Thunderbirds are ranked 467th).
Nezahul Cisneros threw for 97 yards on nine of 14 attempts.
Adrian Gomez was his top target, picking up 72 receiving yards. On the ground,
Luke Dexter-Quinn rushed for 72 yards.
Coronado's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Ben Wilson led the charge by throwing for 141 yards and two touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Cody Hunt, who rushed for 68 yards and a touchdown.
Burges will be playing in front of their home fans against Fabens at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Burges focused on turnovers this week as team gave up five on Saturday. As for Coronado, they will look to take advantage of their home-field for the first time this season as they take on Andress at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Coronado will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak dating back to last season.
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