Coronado was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They took a 59-40 bruising from the Abilene Eagles. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 737th, while the Eagles are ranked 194th).
Coronado's loss came despite strong showings from Campbell Stanek and Isaiah Vazquez. Stanek picked up 250 receiving yards and four touchdowns, while Vazquez threw for 395 yards and five touchdowns while completing 75.9% of his passes. Stanek showed off some serious burst, connecting on a big catch for 69 yards.
Abilene was led to victory by Ethan Joyner and Tristan Beal. Joyner rushed for 150 yards and two touchdowns, while Beal threw for 209 yards and two touchdowns on only 16 passes. Joyner's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 116 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Coronado's loss dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Abilene, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 5-2.
Coronado will be playing in front of their home fans against Caprock at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Coronado is facing Caprock at the right time seeing as Caprock is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Abilene, they will head out on the road to face off against Lubbock at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Abilene is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 46.1 points per game this season.
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