Defense Rules As Mustangs Shutout Tigers

The Natrona Mustangs used their strong defense in blanking the Rock Springs Tigers at Tiger Stadium Friday night 43-0. The Mustangs held the Tigers to just 78 yards in spoiling the Tigers Homecoming game.The Mustangs would get on the board in the first quarter at 8:52 on a Tom Myler five yard interception and a Taylor King exptra point. King would follow with a 34 yard field goal at 6:26 in the first.

Quarterback Cody Vollmar would score on the first play from scrimmage in the second quarter from 52 yards out. A bad snap on the PAT forced Vollmar to try to pass and it fell incomplete to make it 16-0. The Mustangs had one of their longest drives of the season in that second quarter as they would take the ball 63-yards on 16 plays and used 5:45 off the clock. Josh Flanigan would score from two yards out and King's PAT would give the Mustangs a 23-0 lead at half. Natrona's defense would hold the Tigers offense to just 35 yards in that first half.

In the second half the Mustangs would score threw more times including a 93-yard punt return from Flanigan and two rushing TD's from Vollmar from 1 and 35 yards. Again the Mustangs defense shut down the Tiger offense, limiting them to just 43 yards on offense. Myler almost had his second interception for a touchdown in the game. He intercepted a Braxton Rosette pass at the Tigers 40-yard line and brought it back to the 10-yard line.

The Mustangs despite rolling up 43 points, they didn't generate alot of offense. As much as Rock Springs defense gave up points they were very stingy on defense holding the Mustangs to just 182 yards with a 134 on the ground. Vollmar led the Mustangs with 84 yards on 11 carries. Vollmar was 4 of 14 passing with three of those receptions going to Brecken Biggs who had three for 36 yards. Both teams had only six first downs in the game. Natrona was penalized 8 times for 70 yards and Rock Springs 4 times for 30 yards.

The top-ranked Mustangs (4-0) host the annual Oil Bowl Game Friday night with cross-town rival Kelly Walsh (0-4) at Cheney Alumni Field. Kelly Walsh who played their best game of the season Friday night, fell short to number two Gillette (4-0) 30-23.  Kickoff is at 6:00 with the pregame show at 5:30pm on AM 1400 ESPN