Football Preview: Idalou Wildcats vs. Shallowater Mustangs
Idalou has played every game this season on their home field, but they'll have to hit the road on Friday. They will venture away from home to take on the Shallowater Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. Idalou knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past three matchups -- so hopefully Shallowater likes a good challenge.
Idalou's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They breezed by Compass Academy at home to the tune of 63-0. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 430th, while the are ranked 1101st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Shallowater came up short against Greenwood on Friday and fell 35-24.
Idalou's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-0. As for Shallowater, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.
Idalou suffered a grim 36-15 defeat to Shallowater in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Idalou, Kouper Boyd (who rushed for 159 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.2 yards per carry) 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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