Football Preview: Weimar Wildcats vs. Holy Cross Knights
The Weimar Wildcats will head out to square off against the Holy Cross Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Weimar's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Rice Consolidated on Thursday. They were outmatched by the Raiders at home and fell 35-0. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 695th, while the Raiders are ranked 256th).
Meanwhile, Holy Cross put another one in the bag on Saturday to keep their perfect season alive. They enjoyed a cozy 35-17 victory over Central Catholic.
Holy Cross' defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Nicholas Hall and Patrick Ortiz. That's the most rushing yards Hall has posted since back in September of 2023.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Holy Cross was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 340 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 151 rushing yards in five consecutive games dating back to last season.
Weimar now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Holy Cross, their win bumped their record up to 3-0.
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