Football Preview: Whitesboro Bearcats vs. A Plus Academy Knights
The Whitesboro Bearcats are taking a road trip to take on the A Plus Academy Knights at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Whitesboro knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past three contests -- so hopefully A Plus Academy likes a good challenge.
Whitesboro is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Palmer just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 41-33 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bulldogs.
Despite their defeat, Whitesboro saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Colt Fagan, who rushed for 47 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 213 yards and a touchdown, was perhaps the best of all. Fagan is becoming a predictor of Whitesboro's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is 3-1 (and 1-2 when he doesn't). Brayden Bomar also helped out with an impressive 110 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, A Plus Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They took a blow against Pottsboro, falling 55-8. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 1209th, while the Cardinals are ranked 364th).
Whitesboro's defeat dropped their record down to 4-3. As for A Plus Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 0-7.
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