Round Rock had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 23.3 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They managed a 22-17 victory over the Stony Point Tigers. Given the Dragons' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 67th, while the Tigers are ranked 393rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Joaquin Maldonado was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 64 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries. The team also got some help courtesy of Dylan Jaeger, who picked up 106 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Another reason for the win was Round Rock's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for 3.5 sacks. Leading the way was Jacob Medina with 2.5.
When it comes to explaining why Stony Point lost, don't look at Kinnick Kalbus. Despite the final result, he rushed for 90 yards, and also threw for 77 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Kalbus a new career-high in rushing yards.
Round Rock's record is now 8-1. As for Stony Point, they dropped their record down to 3-7 with the loss, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Round Rock will head out to face off against Vandegrift at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Vandegrift will roll in looking for their eighth straight win, something Round Rock surely won't give up without a fight. Stony Point does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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