Young Men's Leadership Academy will square off against the Karnes City Badgers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Young Men's Leadership Academy's offense hasn't had much luck over their past five contests, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
On Friday, Young Men's Leadership Academy had to suffer through a 43-7 loss at the hands of Dilley.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Karnes City, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They took down Natalia 42-28 on Friday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Badgers considering their six-point performance the matchup before.
Karnes City had a senior duo take command as Savion Nixon-Thompson rushed for 147 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries and Israel Soto rushed for 145 yards and three TDs while picking up 8.1 yards per carry. Nixon-Thompson also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making four total tackles and defending two passes. Micah Fuentes also helped out with an impressive 85 receiving yards.
Karnes City's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB four times. Natalia's QB won't forget Pedro Serna anytime soon given he sacked him twice.
Karnes City now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Young Men's Leadership Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.
Young Men's Leadership Academy took a serious blow against Karnes City in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, falling 48-15. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Soto, who rushed for 147 yards and a pair of scores on only eight carries. Now that Young Men's Leadership Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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