The Nixon-Smiley Mustangs will venture away from home to challenge the Dilley Wolves at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Nixon-Smiley will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last.
Nixon-Smiley barely beat Young Men's Leadership Academy the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Mustangs never let Young Men's Leadership Academy get on the board and left with a 38-0 win on Friday. The Mustangs pushed the score to 21-0 by the end of the third, a deficit Young Men's Leadership Academy had little chance of recovering from.
Nixon-Smiley got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Eric Rodriguez out in front who rushed for 84 yards and a pair of touchdowns on only ten carries, and also threw for 76 yards and one TD. Rodriguez's longest rush was for an impressive 56 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Another big playmaker for Nixon-Smiley was Joe White, who returned a punt for a touchdown.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Nixon-Smiley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 212 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 175 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
Nixon-Smiley's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB seven times. Leading the way was Alan Espino with three sacks.
Meanwhile, Dilley played a tough game on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They took a blow against Karnes City, falling 41-14. The Wolves were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 27-0.
Nixon-Smiley's record is now 5-2. As for Dilley, they now have a losing record of 3-4.
Nixon-Smiley took a serious blow against Dilley in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, falling 50-15. Thankfully for the Mustangs, Isaiah Lambert (who rushed for 151 yards and a pair of scores on only ten carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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