Football Preview: Paducah Dragons vs. McLean Tigers
The Paducah Dragons will square off against the McLean Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Paducah is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They put the hurt on Knox City with a sharp 70-48 victory two weeks ago.
McLean never got on the board in their matchup two weeks ago, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Hedley last Friday. They took their game at home with ease, bagging a 52-7 win over the Owls. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 109th, while the Owls are ranked 263rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Stran Henderson was his usual excellent self, rushing for 192 yards and four touchdowns on only 12 carries. Those 192 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Speaking of playmakers, who could forget Slayde Stalls, who went all the way with a kickoff return for a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, McLean was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 237 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Paducah now has a winning record of 3-2. As for McLean, their victory bumped their record up to 3-4.
Paducah might still be hurting after the 28-6 loss they got from McLean in their previous meeting back in September of 2017. Thankfully for Paducah, Ben Crockett (who rushed for 124 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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