Football Recap: Ropes Eagles vs. Tahoka Bulldogs
Ropes has relied on a stalwart defense averaging 11.5 points allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Friday. They slipped by the Tahoka Bulldogs 35-34. The win was just business as usual for the Eagles, who after six games remain undefeated this season.
Despite the loss, Tahoka still got an impressive performance from Brogan Stone, who threw for 206 yards and a touchdown on only 14 passes, and also rushed for 30 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Stone a new career-high in rushing yards. 85 of those passing yards were hauled in by Ruben Arguello.
Ropes' victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-0. As for Tahoka, they moved to 4-2 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
Ropes will challenge Smyer at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Ropes is facing Smyer at the right time seeing as Smyer is stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for Tahoka, they will take on Seagraves at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Seagraves will be hoping to continue their five-game streak of scoring more points each game than the last.
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