Football Preview: Belton Tigers vs. Waco Lions
A feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers challenges the Waco Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Belton will be strutting in after a win while Waco will be coming in after a defeat.
Having struggled with eight losses in a row dating back to last season, Belton finally turned things around against Rudder on Friday. They snuck past the Rangers with a 38-33 victory. The win was all the more spectacular given the Tigers' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 583rd, while the Rangers are ranked 232nd).
Meanwhile, Waco was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They had to suffer through a 50-3 loss at the hands of University.
Belton's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-7. As for Waco, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6.
Belton couldn't quite finish off Waco in their previous matchup back in November of 2019 and fell 24-21. Can Belton avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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