If Sanger was riding high fresh off their 53-14 takedown of Gainesville last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Sanger Indians and the Farmersville Farmers were almost perfectly matched up on Thursday, but the Sanger Indians suffered a 39-38 loss. The Indians lost against the Farmers in their previous head to head back in October of 2023, too, but the margin this time around was much closer than the 30-7 score last time.
Despite the defeat, Sanger saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Austin Martin rushed for 40 yards and three touchdowns. Sanger is 4-2 when Martin posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 0-4 otherwise. Reginald Jones handled things on the ground, rushing for 84 yards.
Martin was just one part of a punishing run game: Sanger was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 202 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 193 rushing yards in six consecutive matchups.
Sanger's loss dropped their record down to 4-6. As for Farmersville, their record is now 7-3.
Sanger does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Farmersville, they will square off against Canton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Canton is coming into the match with four straight defeats on the road, meaning Farmersville will have to defend against a squad hungry for a victory.
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