The Jim Ned Indians will face off against the Sweetwater Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Sweetwater is hoping to do what Clyde couldn't on Friday: put an end to Jim Ned's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Jim Ned took their game with ease, bagging a 45-6 victory over Clyde. With that win, the Indians brought their scoring average up to 26.3 points per game.
Jim Ned was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 318 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 186 rushing yards in six consecutive matches.
Jim Ned didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Stone Chase and Michaiah Powell.
Meanwhile, Sweetwater had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 47 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They claimed a resounding 43-13 victory over the Buckaroos. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 369th, while the Buckaroos are ranked 957th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Sweetwater can attribute much of their success to Korda Moore, who rushed for 96 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries, and Caiden Ortiz, who threw for 190 yards and a touchdown.
Jim Ned's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-3. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 38.8 points per game. As for Sweetwater, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season.
Everything came up roses for Jim Ned against Sweetwater in their previous matchup back in September of 2021, as the team secured a 56-14 victory. In that matchup, Jim Ned amassed a halftime lead of 28-7, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
