Mustangs lose, 31-17, to Lockhart

By Mark Goodson

Lockhart ground out 399 yards against Marble Falls Friday night at Mustang Stadium and came away with as 31-17 victory over the Mustangs.

Lockhart rushed the ball 47 times in its slot-t offense and came up with plenty of big plays to earn its third win of the season and second in District 26-5A action. Lockhart had only one pass attempt in the game and it was nullified by penalty.

Running back Greg Rivera carried the ball just 11 times for 201 yards and scored on touchdown runs of 73 and 45 yards. The Lions almost had three backs gain 100 yards.

Austin Garcia had 17 carries for 100 yards and got the touchdown to seal the game in the fourth quarter on a 1-yard run.

The Lions scored 14 points in the fourth quarter to pull away.

The big drive came on a 10-play, 90-yard drive that eat up five minutes of clock in the fourth quarter. Rivera broke loose behind his left tackle to score from 45 yards to give the Lions a 24-10 lead with 5:03 left in the game.

Marble Falls (2-7, 0-6) couldn’t convert on its next possession and on fourth-and-one from its 31 the Mustangs had a high snap over quarterback Andrew Stripling’s head. Lockhart recovered at the Mustang 9-yard line. The Lions scored in four plays with Garcia stepping across the goal line on fourth and one.

Marble Falls added a late touchdown on a 16-yard post pattern from Zach Rangel to Cade Cool. The Mustangs drove 70 yards in nine plays for the final score with 15 seconds left.

Lockhart’s Rivera had a 49-yard gain on his first carry on the game to set the tone for the Lions who improved to 3-6 overall and 2-4 in district play.

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