The Cuero Gobblers will take on the Harlingen Cardinals at 7:00 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.
Cuero will head into Friday's match on the come-up: they were handed a 35-point loss in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Belton on Friday. Cuero had just enough and edged Belton out 40-38. Given the Gobblers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 304th, while the Tigers are ranked 665th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Jaxxon Marie, who rushed for 244 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 carries, and also threw for 172 yards and two touchdowns. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 115.4 rushing yards per game. Walker Dietze was Marie's top target, picking up 132 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Harlingen at home against Mission Veterans Memorial on Friday as the squad secured a 38-8 victory. The game marked the Cardinals' most dominant win of the season so far.
Harlingen got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Noah Huerta out in front who rushed for 35 yards and two touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Jonas Serna, who rushed for 16 yards and a touchdown.
Cuero's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 3-2. As for Harlingen, their victory bumped their record up to 4-1.
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