Football Preview: Needville Bluejays vs. Sealy Tigers
Needville is 0-5 against Sealy since November of 2015 but things could change on Friday. The Needville Bluejays will head out on the road to square off against the Sealy Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Needville fought the good fight in their overtime contest against El Campo on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Ricebirds by a score of 31-28. That makes it the first time this season the Bluejays have let down their home crowd.
Despite the defeat, Needville saw an underclassman step up: Cameron Hall threw for 241 yards and three touchdowns while completing 77.3% of his passes, and also rushed for 69 yards. Needville also got a significant boost from Kobie Campbell, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 107 yards.
Needville wouldn't let El Campo keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Tobey Yates, Kaden Jakubec, and Jakubec picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, Sealy's undefeated season came to an end after three games on Friday. They and Bay City were almost perfectly matched up, but Sealy suffered a 35-34 loss. The Tigers have struggled against the Blackcats recently, as their game on Friday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the defeat, Sealy got top-tier performance from Kane Killough, who rushed for 173 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.2 yards per carry, and also threw for 144 yards and three touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards Killough has posted since back in September of 2023.
This is the second loss in a row for Needville and nudges their season record down to 2-2. As for Sealy, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1.
Needville took a serious blow against Sealy in their previous meeting back in November of 2019, falling 49-0. Thankfully for Needville, Alvin Nunn (who rushed for 203 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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