Football Preview: Pasadena Memorial Mavericks vs. Dobie Longhorns
Pasadena Memorial is 2-8 against Dobie since November of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Pasadena Memorial Mavericks will head out to challenge the Dobie Longhorns at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Pasadena Memorial will head into Thursday's contest ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Dawson on Thursday, but the three-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the 54-point defeat they were dealt two weeks ago. Pasadena Memorial fell just short of Dawson by a score of 48-45. That makes it the first time this season the Mavericks have let down their home crowd.
Meanwhile, Dobie was not able to break out of their rough patch two weeks ago as the team picked up their fourth straight loss dating back to last season. They took a 51-36 bruising from Dawson.
This is the second loss in a row for Pasadena Memorial and nudges their season record down to 2-2. As for Dobie, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
Pasadena Memorial lost to Dobie on the road by a decisive 42-27 margin in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Dobie's Cameron Mathews, who rushed for 225 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.3 yards per carry. Now that Pasadena Memorial knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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