SWEETWATER — There’s plenty of good news in the Sweetwater camp heading into the 2024 season, not the least of which are the nine returning starters on both sides of the ball from last year’s 7-5 playoff team. 

Add the fact that starting quarterback Caiden Ortiz is among 23 returning lettermen and that the Mustangs are considerably larger than they’ve been in recent memory and you’ll begin to see why there is a growing optimism at the Mustang Bowl. 

A little more? OK.

Now consider that Sweetwater has nearly all of its defense back after dropping from Class 4A DII to 3A DI during the offseason and it’s difficult to not to be curious about this team’s potential.