Football Preview: Belton Tigers vs. Randle Lions
The Belton Tigers are taking a road trip to take on the Randle Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Things were looking good for Belton after they put the first points on the board on Thursday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They took a hard 42-24 fall against Brenham. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 531st, while the Cubs are ranked 82nd).
Meanwhile, Randle put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They claimed a resounding 73-0 win over Lamar Consolidated. Fans of the Lions have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Randle got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Sincere Timpson out in front who rushed for 110 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries. Tyler Skrabanek was another key passer, throwing for 146 yards and three touchdowns.
Randle was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 365 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 229 rushing yards in nine consecutive games.
Randle pushed their record up to 10-0 with the win, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Belton, their loss dropped their record down to 2-8.
Belton suffered a grim 47-21 defeat to Randle in their previous matchup back in November of 2023. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Belton was down 27-7.
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