After flying high against Bonham last Friday, Sanger came back down to earth. The Sanger Indians fell just short of the Caddo Mills Foxes by a score of 28-26 on Friday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Indians of the 69-55 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in November of 2022.
Sanger's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Joel Rodriguez, who picked up 120 receiving yards and a touchdown. Rodriguez showed off some serious burst, cutting upfield on a catch for 57 yards. Sanger also got a significant boost from Reginald Jones, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 130 yards.
Even if they lost, Sanger's defense still kept up the pressure with four sacks. Jj Mikas was especially locked on to Caddo Mills' QB and sacked him twice. Mikas also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 11. Another thorn in Caddo Mills' side was Max Taylor, who picked up a sack and made ten total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Holden Bremer continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Caddo Mills, rushing for 69 yards and two touchdowns, while also picking up 37 receiving yards.
Sanger's defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Caddo Mills, their win bumped their record up to 4-2.
Sanger didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 42-41 loss against Van Alstyne on the 11th. As for Caddo Mills, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next contest, a 28-21 victory against Gainesville on the 11th.
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