Football Preview: Round Rock Dragons vs. McNeil Mavericks
Round Rock has gone 9-1 against McNeil recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Round Rock Dragons will head out to take on the McNeil Mavericks at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Round Rock is headed into the match after thoroughly thrashing Vista Ridge: they outscored them in every quarter. Everything went Round Rock's way against Vista Ridge on Friday as Round Rock made off with a 33-7 win. The victory was just business as usual For the Dragons, who after three games remain undefeated this season.
Jack Appl had a dynamite game for Round Rock, throwing for 224 yards and two touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes, and also punching in a touchdown on the ground. Round Rock also got a significant boost from Joaquin Maldonado, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 87 yards.
Meanwhile, McNeil made easy work of Round Rock Westwood on Friday and carried off a 35-14 win.
McNeil can attribute much of their success to Zach Christie, who picked up 94 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, McNeil was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 211 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Round Rock Westwood only rushed for 70.
Round Rock's record is now 3-0. As for McNeil, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-2.
Friday's game might be decided in the trenches. Round Rock has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 172 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like McNeil struggles in that department as they've been averaging 189.3. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Round Rock lost to McNeil on the road by a decisive 17-0 margin in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Round Rock avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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