Football Preview: Nocona Indians vs. Tom Bean Tomcats
The Nocona Indians will venture away from home to face off against the Tom Bean Tomcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Nocona is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Nocona's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Trenton on Friday. They lost 22-0 to the Tigers.
Meanwhile, Tom Bean was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They and Wolfe City were almost perfectly matched up, but Tom Bean suffered a 28-27 defeat.
Despite the loss, Tom Bean got top-tier performance from Bobby Rogers, who rushed for 138 yards and three touchdowns. Rogers has become a key player for Tom Bean: the team is 4-1 when he posts at least 80 rushing yards, but 0-3 otherwise. Hagen Darney also helped out as he racked up 106 rushing yards.
Even though they lost, Tom Bean was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 272 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in August of 2023.
Tom Bean wouldn't let Wolfe City keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Ryan Dearmond, Maguire Poole, and Garrett Kelly picked up one apiece. What's more, Poole also racked up 30 rushing yards, the mosthe's had since back in October of 2023.
Nocona's defeat dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Tom Bean, their loss dropped their record down to 4-4.
Nocona didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Tom Bean in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, but they still walked away with a 27-22 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Rogers, who threw for 265 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 64 yards and a touchdown. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Nocona still be able to contain Rogers? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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