Football Preview: Tolar Rattlers vs. Millsap Bulldogs
The Tolar Rattlers will take on the Millsap Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Millsap is hoping to do what Eastland couldn't on Friday: put an end to Tolar's winning streak, which now stands at nine games. Tolar took their matchup with ease, bagging a 35-7 victory over Eastland. Given the Rattlers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 325th, while the Mavericks are ranked 798th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Peyton Brown was his usual excellent self, rushing for 139 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.7 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 112 rushing yards.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Millsap). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Henrietta 55-28. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Bulldogs considering their 12-point performance the game before.
Tolar pushed their record up to 9-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 26.8 points. As for Millsap, their victory bumped their record up to 4-6.
Tolar strolled past Millsap in their previous meeting back in September by a score of 36-20. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Millsap's Cr Tippie, who threw for 255 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.6 yards per attempt. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Tolar still be able to contain Tippie? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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