Football Preview: Richardson Eagles vs. Dallas Jesuit Rangers
Richardson is 0-5 against Dallas Jesuit since September of 2016 but things could change on Friday. The Richardson Eagles will look to defend their home field against the Dallas Jesuit Rangers at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Dallas Jesuit is facing Richardson at the wrong time: Richardson suffered their first home loss of the season on Friday and they're likely out for redemption. They came up short against the Mustangs, falling 64-41. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game two weeks ago (33), the Eagles still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Dallas Jesuit, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They took down MacArthur 41-27 on Friday. Given the Rangers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 224th, while the Cardinals are ranked 538th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Richardson moved to 5-2 with that defeat, which also ended their four-game winning streak. As for Dallas Jesuit, their win bumped their record up to 3-4.
Richardson might still be hurting after the 42-21 loss they got from Dallas Jesuit when the teams last played back in November of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Dallas Jesuit's Charlie Peters, who threw for 233 yards and four touchdowns, and also rushed for 67 yards on only six carries. Now that Richardson knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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