The Maxwell Wildcats will head out on the road to take on the Mullen Broncos at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Maxwell gave up the first points on Friday, but they didn't let that get them down. They strolled past Brady with points to spare, taking the game 47-28. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Wildcats.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Jesse Reyes and Cinch Sanger. Reyes had a great game and rushed for 204 yards and four scores while picking up 9.7 yards per carry. Meanwhile, Sanger was balling out in the loss, rushing for 71 yards and a pair of TDs, while also throwing for 58 yards and one touchdown.
Special teams was a major factor in the game for Maxwell, racking up 11 points in total. The biggest highlight from special teams (and perhaps the team as a whole) came courtesy of Reyes, who ran a kickoff back for a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Mullen really took it to Bayard for the full four quarters, racking up a 59-20 win. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 44-6.
Mullen found their leader in freshman Bo Pettit, Jr., who threw for 169 yards and four touchdowns on only 13 passes.
Mullen was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 335 rushing yards. They rushed for 128 more rushing yards than Bayard's also-impressive total of 207.
Maxwell's record is now 5-3. As for Mullen, their record now sits at 7-1.
Thursday's contest might be decided on the ground. Maxwell has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 261.2 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Mullen struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 245.9 rushing yards. There's a good chance Thursday's matchup turns into a tough fight on the ground.
Maxwell couldn't quite finish off Mullen in their previous meeting on October 3rd and fell 34-32. Can the Wildcats avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
