Two dominant backs in Sean Garza and Damian Figueroa are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The La Vernia Bears will face off against the Tuloso-Midway Warriors & Cherokees at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Tuloso-Midway is hoping to do what El Campo couldn't on Friday: put an end to La Vernia's winning streak, which now stands at three games. La Vernia blew past El Campo 28-7.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Garza and Ty Carter. Garza rushed for 93 yards and three touchdowns while Carter rushed for 126 yards and a touchdown. Garza has been hot recently, having posted two or more rushing touchdowns the last three times he's played.
La Vernia 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 228 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Tuloso-Midway was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past Zapata 55-20. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Warriors & Cherokees.
Figueroa continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 226 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 9.0 yards per carry, and also picking up 81 receiving yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September. Braycen Beazell was another key player, throwing for 296 yards and four touchdowns while completing 73.1% of his passes.
Tuloso-Midway wouldn't let Zapata keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Tuloso-Midway can thank Shawn Burdick Jr. and Jaython Ayala for forcing both of them.
Tuloso-Midway is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 40.5 points per game. As for La Vernia, they pushed their record up to 7-3 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. La Vernia has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 284.3 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Tuloso-Midway struggles in that department as they've been averaging 280. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
La Vernia took their win against Tuloso-Midway when the teams last played back in November of 2023 by a conclusive 35-14. Will La Vernia repeat their success, or does Tuloso-Midway have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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