Football Preview: Whitesboro Bearcats vs. Pilot Point Bearcats
The Whitesboro Bearcats will take on the Pilot Point Bearcats at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Whitesboro is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past A Plus Academy 71-0 on Friday. The Bearcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three games by 23 points or more this season.
Whitesboro found their leader in sophomore Colt Fagan, who threw for 163 yards and two touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Another player making a difference was Brayden Bomar, who picked up 107 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Whitesboro was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 280 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 83.5 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last four contests they've averaged 222.2.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Pilot Point faced off against Pottsboro on Friday. Pilot Point took a 48-40 hit to the loss column at the hands of Pottsboro. The loss continues a trend for the Bearcats in their matchups with the Cardinals: they've now lost five in a row.
Whitesboro pushed their record up to 5-3 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Pilot Point, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-6.
Whitesboro was able to grind out a solid win over Pilot Point in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, winning 30-18. Does Whitesboro have another victory up their sleeve, or will Pilot Point turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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