Football Preview: Early Longhorns vs. Eastland Mavericks
The Early Longhorns will square off against the Eastland Mavericks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with seven consecutive losses for Early and four for Eastland.
Early is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Brady on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Early had to suffer through a 42-15 loss at the hands of Brady. The Longhorns were down 28-8 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Meanwhile, Eastland came up short against Dublin on Friday and fell 35-28. While the Mavericks didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Lions 13-7 in the first quarter.
Early's defeat dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Eastland, their loss dropped their record down to 3-5.
Early took a serious blow against Eastland in their previous matchup back in October of 2019, falling 59-23. Thankfully for Early, Behren Morton (who threw for 344 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.3 yards per attempt, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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