The Sweetwater Mustangs will challenge the Jim Ned Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Jim Ned is hoping to do what Breckenridge couldn't on Friday: put an end to Sweetwater's winning streak, which now stands at four games. Sweetwater took their match with ease, bagging a 43-13 win over Breckenridge. 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.
Meanwhile, Jim Ned waltzed into their game on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They blew past the Bulldogs, posting a 45-6 victory. 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 matchups.
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.
Jim Ned's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-3. Those good results 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.
Sweetwater was taken down by Jim Ned 56-14 when the teams last played back in September of 2021. Thankfully for Sweetwater, Xavier Wishert (who rushed for 222 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.1 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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