Football Preview: Salado Eagles vs. Smithville Tigers
The Salado Eagles will host the Smithville Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Salado will be strutting in after a victory while Smithville will be coming in after a loss.
Salado's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 14-0 win over Gonzales. 14 seems to be a good number for the Eagles as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.
The critical scores for Salado came from Luke Bingham and Lincoln Hossfeld.
Salado wouldn't let Gonzales keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Salado can thank Damonte Foster and Devonte Foster for forcing both of them. Damonte has been hot for a while, having also posted six or more total tackles the last 16 times he's played.
Meanwhile, Smithville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their ninth straight defeat. They were beaten by Wimberley 56-0. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 1049th, while the Texans are ranked 222nd).
Smithville's loss dropped their record down to 0-9. As for Salado, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
Salado beat Smithville 28-21 in their previous matchup back in November of 2015. Does Salado have another victory up their sleeve, or will Smithville turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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