The Alvarado Indians will face off against the Castleberry Lions at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Alvarado's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.
Alvarado is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Life Waxahachie 79-13 on Friday. Considering the Indians have won seven games by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Cardea Collier was his usual excellent self, throwing for 352 yards and eight touchdowns while completing 89.5% of his passes, and also rushing for 60 yards and a touchdown. He has been hot recently, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last three times he's played. Lance Sansom was Collier's top target, picking up 181 receiving yards and five touchdowns.
Alvarado wouldn't let Life Waxahachie keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Ty Means, Leland Hopson, and Angel Cavazos picked up one apiece. Alvarado got some further help from D.J. Clampitt: he made nine total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Castleberry came up short against Lake Worth on Friday and fell 42-30. The Lions haven't had much luck with the Bullfrogs recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Isaiah Ford and Jaden Garrett. Garrett had a great game and gained 182 total yards and three touchdowns. Meanwhile, Ford did his best for the losing side, rushing for 93 yards and a touchdown.
Even though they lost, Castleberry was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 228 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 170 rushing yards in ten consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Alvarado's victory was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-0. As for Castleberry, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-4.
The upcoming contest will be a clash of competing strengths. Alvarado has relied on air attacks this season and has averaged 302.4 passing yards per game. Castleberry, on the other hand, has relied on a stout run game: they average 290.1 rushing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
Everything came up roses for Alvarado against Castleberry in their previous matchup back in October of 2015, as the squad secured a 56-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Alvarado since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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