Football Preview: Wills Point Tigers vs. Life Waxahachie Mustangs
The Wills Point Tigers will take on the Life Waxahachie Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The timing is sure in Wills Point's favor as the squad sits on four straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Life Waxahachie has been banged up by seven consecutive losses on the road also dating back to last season.
Last Friday, Wills Point was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 24-20 to Farmersville.
Wills Point might have lost, but man, Jett Fletcher was a machine: he rushed for 134 yards, and also threw for 164 yards and two touchdowns. Fletcher's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 100 rushing yards dating back to last season. 102 of those passing yards were hauled in by Brian Martinez.
Meanwhile, Life Waxahachie had to suffer through a 55-9 loss at the hands of Godley. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 972nd, while the Wildcats are ranked 348th).
Wills Point's defeat dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Life Waxahachie, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Everything went Wills Point's way against Life Waxahachie when the teams last played back in September of 2023, as Wills Point made off with a 43-21 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Life Waxahachie's Kordell Berry, who rushed for 142 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.4 yards per carry. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Wills Point to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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