Football Game Preview: King Hits the Road

By Team Reports Sep 10, 2024, 2:21am

Football Preview: King Brahmas vs. Ray Texans

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The King Brahmas will take on the Ray Texans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Ray took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on King, who comes in off a win.

Last Friday, King took their contest at home with ease, bagging a 49-7 win over Highlands. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Brahmas.

DYLON EVERETT was a one-man wrecking crew for King as he threw for 189 yards and five touchdowns, and also rushed for 43 yards. With that strong performance, EVERETT is now averaging an impressive 3.5 passing touchdowns per game. King also got help from Julio Pineda-Garcia, who showed off his sure hands for 80 receiving yards.

Meanwhile, Ray lost 55-29 to Tuloso-Midway on Friday. The Texans have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Ray might have lost, but man, Tripp Thompson was a machine: he threw for 261 yards and four touchdowns. Truman Thompson was Tripp's top target, picking up 87 receiving yards and a touchdown.

King's victory ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-0. As for Ray, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.

King strolled past Ray when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a score of 35-20. The rematch might be a little tougher for King since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.

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