Football Preview: Burnet Bulldogs vs. Stephenville Yellow Jackets/Honeybees
Two dominant backs in Josiah Coronado and Sawyer Wilkerson are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Burnet Bulldogs will be playing at home against the Stephenville Yellow Jackets/Honeybees at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Burnet is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 32.2 points per game this season.
Burnet fought the good fight in their overtime matchup against Brownwood two weeks ago but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They and the Lions were almost perfectly matched up, but they suffered a 31-30 loss. The Bulldogs have struggled against the Lions recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the defeat, Burnet got top-tier performance from Coronado, who rushed for 84 yards and a touchdown, and also caught a touchdown.
Burnet wouldn't let Brownwood keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Burnet can thank Marco Campos and Evan Joiner for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, Stephenville waltzed into their game on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Lions 44-0. The Yellow Jackets/Honeybees might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six contests by 22 points or more this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Stephenville to victory, but perhaps none more so than Wilkerson, who rushed for 96 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries. Ryan Gafford was another key player, throwing for 103 yards and two touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes.
Special teams also played a big role in the game for Stephenville, adding 14 points to the final score. All came courtesy of Cade Whitehead: he went 3-for-3 kicking field goals for nine points, and 5-for-5 kicking extra points for an additional five.
Stephenville pushed their record up to 8-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 46.8 points. As for Burnet, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-4.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Burnet has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 177.6 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Stephenville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 186.6. 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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