Football Preview: Skyline Raiders vs. Waxahachie Indians
The Skyline Raiders will challenge the Waxahachie Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Skyline is out to stop a three-game streak of losses at home.
Skyline is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They put the hurt on Mesquite with a sharp 38-15 victory on Friday. The score was close at the half, but the Raiders pulled away in the second half with 28 points.
Tyreke Cockroft had a dynamite game for Skyline, rushing for 121 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries. Cockroft's longest rush was for an impressive 58 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Tramell Minter was in the mix as well, providing Skyline with two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Waxahachie was not the first on the board last Friday, but they got there more often. They came out on top against Cedar Hill by a score of 24-13. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Indians.
Skyline moved to 3-4 with that win, which also ended their three-game losing streak. As for Waxahachie, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Skyline might still be hurting after the 21-0 loss they got from Waxahachie in their previous matchup back in November of 2023. Thankfully for Skyline, Ramon Mckinney Jr. (who rushed for 74 yards and two touchdowns) 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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