The Shallowater Mustangs will welcome the Dalhart Wolves at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Shallowater will be strutting in after a victory while Dalhart will be coming in after a loss.
Shallowater's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat River Road 44-0. The Mustangs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matchups by 22 points or more this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Shallowater to victory, but perhaps none more so than Cooper Martin, who threw for 161 yards and four touchdowns while completing 73.3% of his passes, and also picked up 40 receiving yards. Another receiver making a difference was Brody Rowin, who picked up 41 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Meanwhile, after a string of five wins, Dalhart's good fortune finally ran out last Friday. They were outmatched by Bushland at home and fell 56-28. That makes it the first time this season the Wolves have let down their home crowd.
The win was the fifth in a row for Shallowater, bringing their record for this year to 7-2. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 14.6 points per game. As for Dalhart, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 7-2.
Shallowater came up short against Dalhart in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 21-14. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Dalhart's Kyler W Read, who threw for 224 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 117 yards. Now that Shallowater knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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