After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Coronado, Burges was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They took their game at home with ease, bagging a 53-12 victory over the Fabens Wildcats. With the Mustangs ahead 34-0 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Burges to victory, but perhaps none more so than Luke Dexter-Quinn, who rushed for 78 yards and a touchdown on only five carries. Another passer making a difference was Marcus Sanchez, who threw for 132 yards and two touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes.
Burges' defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB six times. Nikko Hernandez was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two sackshimself.
Burges' win ended a six-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 1-1. As for Fabens, they are on a seven-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-2.
Burges has the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome Canutillo at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Fabens, they will venture away from home to take on Bowie at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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