Football Preview: Wagner Thunderbirds vs. MacArthur Brahmas
The Wagner Thunderbirds will head out on the road to take on the MacArthur Brahmas at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Wagner is likely headed into the match with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Pieper on Thursday. Wagner received a blow as they fell 35-21 to Pieper. While losing is never fun, the Thunderbirds can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 246th, while the Warriors are ranked 84th).
Despite the loss, Wagner had strong showings from Sunny Serrano, who rushed for 115 yards and a touchdown, and William Reynolds, who rushed for 98 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Serrano a new career-high in rushing yards.
Even though they lost, Wagner was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 284 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 154 rushing yards in 14 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, MacArthur was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They had to suffer through a 62-0 loss at the hands of New Braunfels.
Wagner now has a losing record at 1-2. As for MacArthur, their record now sits at 1-3.
Everything came up roses for Wagner against MacArthur in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 63-0 victory. Does Wagner have another victory up their sleeve, or will MacArthur turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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