Football Preview: Weiss Wolves vs. A&M Consolidated Tigers
Weiss has won five straight games at home (dating back to last season), while A&M Consolidated has won five straight on the road also dating back to last season, but those streaks won't matter much on Thursday. The Weiss Wolves will host the A&M Consolidated Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Weiss' defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They claimed a resounding 54-0 win over San Marcos on the road. Given the Wolves' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 112th, while the Rattlers are ranked 600th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Weiss relied on the efforts of Jaxon Schad, who threw for 286 yards and five touchdowns while completing 82.4% of his passes, and Braiden Daeon Wooley, who rushed for 141 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries. With that strong performance, Schad is now averaging an impressive 3.5 passing touchdowns per game. Adrian Wilson was Schad's top target, picking up 93 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Weiss was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 244 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since was before the start of last season.
Meanwhile, A&M Consolidated won a match that couldn't have been any closer, slipping by Forney 35-34.
A&M Consolidated relied on the efforts of Ja'Marlon Mooring, who gained 168 total yards and two touchdowns, and Will Hargett, who threw for 229 yards and two touchdowns. Mooring got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 72 yards.
Weiss' victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for A&M Consolidated, their win bumped their record up to an identical 2-0.
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