Football Game Preview: Gatesville Hornets vs. Sealy Tigers + How To Watch

The Gatesville Hornets will venture away from home to challenge the Sealy Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.

Gatesville managed to slip by Connally the last time these teams faced off, but didn't have those same answers this time around. The Hornets had to suffer through a 53-14 loss at the hands of the Cadets. That makes it the first time this season the Hornets have let down their home crowd.

Amos Phillips

Receiving Yards

11/07/25 vs Connally	180
09/05/25 @ Glen Rose	156
08/29/25 vs Taylor	147
09/12/25 vs Mexia	130
09/26/25 vs Burnet	123
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Despite the defeat, Gatesville had strong showings from Amos Phillips, who picked up 180 receiving yards and a pair of touchdowns, and Eli Phillips, who threw for 172 yards and two TDs while completing 81.8% of his passes. Amos is becoming a predictor of the Hornets' success: when he posts at least 100 receiving yards the team is 6-1 (and 1-2 when he doesn't).

Meanwhile, Sealy had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 47 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They claimed a resounding 42-7 win over the Leopards. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 69th, while the Leopards are ranked 482nd) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.

Sealy didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. Javien Grant was the real danger to the passing game, picking up two interceptions all by himself. Isaiah Dukes-Self was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making 15 total tackles.

Gatesville suffered their first home loss, dropping their record down to 7-3. As for Sealy, their victory bumped their record up to 9-1.

Gatesville was dealt a bruising 56-21 defeat at the hands of Sealy in their previous matchup back in November of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of the Tigers' Kane Killough, who rushed for 126 yards and three scores while picking up 7.9 yards per carry, and also threw for 297 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 14.9 yards per attempt. Now that the Hornets know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.