Football Recap: Winters Blizzards vs. Albany Lions
Winters fell victim to Albany and their airtight defense on Friday. They were dealt a 68-0 loss at the hands of the Albany Lions. While losing is never fun, the Blizzards can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 1152nd, while the Lions are ranked 439th).
It was another big night for Branson Beal, who rushed for 144 yards and five touchdowns on only 11 carries, and also picked up 46 receiving yards and a touchdown for Albany. Beal didn't just play on offense: he also picked up a sack and made two total tackles. Albany also got help from Huffman Heatly, who showed off his sure hands for 98 receiving yards.
Winters' defeat was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Albany, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 5-2.
Winters will venture away from home to square off against Roscoe at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Roscoe will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Winters surely won't give up without a fight. As for Albany, they will host Cross Plains at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Albany is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 41.2 points per game this season.
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