The La Vernia Bears will head out on the road to take on the Marble Falls Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 875 yards in their previous games.
La Vernia gave up the first points last Friday, but they didn't let that get them down. They strolled past Navarro with points to spare, taking the game 38-21. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bears.
La Vernia relied on the efforts of Keegan Hajek, who threw for 127 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 passes, and Sean Garza, who rushed for 174 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.2 yards per carry. Logan Maytum was in the mix too, providing La Vernia with two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, La Vernia was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 284 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, Marble Falls got themselves on the board against Brackenridge on Friday, but Brackenridge never followed suit. They claimed a resounding 49-0 victory over the Eagles at home.
Joaquin Aguilar continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 187 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 8.9 yards per carry. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 109.2 rushing yards per game. Another player making a difference was Kole Becker, who picked up 135 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Marble Falls' defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Jett Marcum and Jackson Trudeau.
La Vernia's record now sits at 3-1. As for Marble Falls, the win got them back to even at 2-2.
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