The Salado Eagles will square off against the Pearsall Mavericks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Salado will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last.
On Friday, Salado took their game with ease, bagging a 48-21 victory over Smithville. Considering the Eagles have won three contests by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Caine Cruddas
| 11/07/25 @ Smithville | 56 |
| 10/10/25 vs Wimberley | 1 |
| 10/03/25 @ Navarro | 5 |
| 09/26/25 vs Lago Vista | 9 |
| 09/19/25 vs Little River Academy | 3 |
| 09/12/25 vs Giddings | 57 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Salado to victory, but perhaps none more so than Caine Cruddas, who rushed for 56 yards and one score on only six carries. That's the most rushing yards Cruddas has posted since back in September. Salado also got help from Gabe Merriman, who showed off his sure hands for 83 receiving yards.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Salado's defense and their three sacks. The team can thank three different players for their defensive prowess: Damonte Foster, Brooks Mayberry, and Miller Gallia, who each picked up one sack apiece. Foster was another major factor on D, picking up a sack, forcing one fumble, and making 11 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Pearsall ended up a good deal behind Carrizo Springs two weeks ago and lost 28-14.
Pearsall dropped their record down to 2-8 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Salado, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season.
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