Football Game Preview: Belton Heads Out

By Team Reports Sep 17, 2024, 1:22am

Football Preview: Belton Tigers vs. San Angelo Central Bobcats

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The Belton Tigers will venture away from home to challenge the San Angelo Central Bobcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Belton is looking for their season?s first victory.

Last Thursday, Belton was beaten by East View 48-14. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 646th, while the Patriots are ranked 266th).

Meanwhile, San Angelo Central can finally bid farewell to their ten-game losing streak dating back to last season thanks to their game on Friday. They snuck past Cooper with a 31-27 win.

Belton's loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for San Angelo Central, their victory ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 1-2.

Belton skirted past San Angelo Central 41-38 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was San Angelo Central's Christian "Squeaky" English, who rushed for 189 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries, and also threw for 397 yards and three touchdowns. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Belton still be able to contain "Squeaky" English? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.

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