Football Preview: Worthing Colts vs. Yates Lions
The Worthing Colts will square off against the Yates Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Worthing sitting on four straight wins and Yates on three.
Worthing is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They enjoyed a cozy 47-29 victory over North Forest on Saturday. Given the Colts' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 421st, while the Bulldogs are ranked 921st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Vashawn Smith, who rushed for 165 yards and three touchdowns on only eight carries, and also threw for 138 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Jacory Thurman was Smith's top target, picking up 101 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Yates was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past Wheatley 38-9 at home. Considering the Lions have won three matchups by more than 28 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Worthing's win was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0. As for Yates, their victory bumped their record up to 3-1.
Everything came up roses for Worthing against Yates in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, as the squad secured a 63-28 win. Will Worthing repeat their success, or does Yates have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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