Football Preview: West Trojans vs. McGregor Bulldogs
West is 5-0 against McGregor since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The West Trojans will head out on the road to square off against the McGregor Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. McGregor took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on West, who comes in off a win.
West will head into Friday's contest on the come-up: they were handed a two-point loss in their last matchup, but they sure didn't let that happen against Trinity Christian on Friday. West breezed by Trinity Christian at home to the tune of 35-7.
Meanwhile, McGregor came up short against Groesbeck on Friday and fell 63-53. The Bulldogs haven't had much luck with the Goats recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Despite the defeat, McGregor got top-tier performance from Bubba Zacharias, who threw for 347 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 14.5 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 72 yards and two touchdowns.
Even though they lost, McGregor was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 568 total yards. That's the most total yards they've posted since was before the start of last season.
The victory got West back to even at 1-1. As for McGregor, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
West came out on top in a nail-biter against McGregor in their previous matchup back in October of 2019, sneaking past 31-28. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was McGregor's Veandre Mcdaniel, who rushed for 75 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 294 yards and a touchdown. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for West to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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