Football Preview: Terrell Tigers vs. Midlothian Heritage Jaguars
A feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers takes on the Midlothian Heritage Jaguars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Terrell is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26.6 points per game this season.
Terrell is likely headed into the match with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Kaufman last Friday. Terrell lost 42-21 to Kaufman. The Tigers were down 35-14 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Although Terrell took the loss, they still got scores from Kooper Kennimer, Ryson Martin, and Keiundre Johnson.
Even though they lost, Terrell was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 209 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 156 rushing yards in five consecutive games.
Meanwhile, everything went Midlothian Heritage's way against Ennis last Friday as Midlothian Heritage made off with a 62-37 victory. Given the Jaguars' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 166th, while the Lions are ranked 337th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Carter Rutenbar was his usual excellent self, rushing for 102 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries, while also throwing for 188 yards and two touchdowns while completing 73.7% of his passes. Malik Crutcher was another key player, rushing for 55 yards and a touchdown on only five carries.
Terrell's defeat dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Midlothian Heritage, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-3.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Terrell has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 252.6 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Midlothian Heritage struggles in that department as they've been averaging 218.6. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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