Football Preview: Diboll Lumberjacks vs. Teague Lions
The Diboll Lumberjacks will challenge the Teague Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Diboll's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed last Friday. They blew past Crockett 28-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Lumberjacks.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Jamauri Gallien and Michael Mosley. Gallien rushed for 127 yards and two touchdowns while Mosley rushed for 114 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries.
Diboll was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 285 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Diboll's defense and their four sacks. Crockett's QB won't forget Joseph Sutton anytime soon given he sacked him twice. Sutton is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least five every time he's taken the field this season.
Meanwhile, Teague humbled Huntington with a 57-13 victory. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 416th, while the Red Devils are ranked 1120th), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Zak Leija continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 195 yards and three touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes, and also rushing for 34 yards.
Diboll is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 4-5 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 35.3 points. As for Teague, their win bumped their record up to 6-3.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Diboll has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 210.5 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Teague struggles in that department as they've been averaging 244.8. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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