Football Preview: Scurry-Rosser Wildcats vs. Rice Bulldogs
Scurry-Rosser and Rice are an even 3-3 against one another since November of 2018, but not for long. The Scurry-Rosser Wildcats will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Rice Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. Rice took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Scurry-Rosser, who comes in off a win.
Last Friday, Scurry-Rosser beat Kerens 27-14. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Wildcats.
Scurry-Rosser's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Cash Crews led the charge by picking up 102 receiving yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Crews a new career-high in rushing yards. Another passer making a difference was Levi Jones, who threw for 171 yards and three touchdowns.
Scurry-Rosser wouldn't let Kerens keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Scurry-Rosser can thank Nash Ferguson and Logan Mullins for forcing both of them. Mullins also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 14.
Meanwhile, Rice was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They fell 17-10 to Kemp.
Scurry-Rosser's victory bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Rice, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4.
Everything came up roses for Scurry-Rosser against Rice in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as the team secured a 54-7 win. Does Scurry-Rosser have another victory up their sleeve, or will Rice turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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