After flying high against Winn last Thursday, Martin came back down to earth. The Martin Tigers lost to the Jay Mustangs on the road by a 31-12 margin on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 998th, while the Mustangs are ranked 451st).
Nicholas Rios continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Jay, rushing for 255 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 13.4 yards per carry, and also catching a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Rios a new career-high in rushing yards.
Martin's loss was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Jay, the victory for them keeps them at an undefeated 8-0.
Martin will be playing in front of their home fans against Cigarroa at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Martin is facing Cigarroa at the right time seeing as Cigarroa is stuck on a seven-game losing streak. As for Jay, they will venture away from home to face off against Southwest at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 805 yards in their previous games.
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