After flying high against Bonham two weeks ago, Caddo Mills came back down to earth. The Caddo Mills Foxes took a 35-31 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Van Alstyne Panthers.
When it comes to explaining why Caddo Mills lost on Thursday, don't look at Alfonso Gonzales. Despite the final result, he threw for 404 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 70 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Gonzales a new career-high in rushing yards. Holden Bremer was another key player, gaining 217 total yards and a touchdown.
Caddo Mills didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jose Villafranco and Julian Martinez. Villafranco has been hot , having also posted eight or more total tackles the last six times he's played. Caddo Mills got some further help from Tripp Welch: he picked up a sack and made 13 total tackles.
Caddo Mills' loss dropped their record down to 6-4. As for Van Alstyne, the win was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-3.
Both are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Caddo Mills will head out to face off against Sunnyvale at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Sunnyvale is coming into the game with four straight victories at home, so Caddo Mills will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for Van Alstyne, they will take on Ferris at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Van Alstyne's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.
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