Football Preview: Stony Point Tigers vs. McNeil Mavericks
The Stony Point Tigers will challenge the McNeil Mavericks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Stony Point is coming into the matchup on a three-game losing streak.
Stony Point is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They fell just short of Vista Ridge by a score of 38-35 on Friday.
Despite their defeat, Stony Point saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Erin Bolton, who picked up 125 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 60 yards and a touchdown, was perhaps the best of all. Bolton was no stranger to the big play, connecting on a big catch that went for 64 yards. Another signal caller making a difference was Mason Troyer, who threw for 152 yards and three touchdowns on only eight passes.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 45-14, which was the final score in McNeil's tilt against Round Rock on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Mavericks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 249th, while the Dragons are ranked 45th).
Stony Point's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for McNeil, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 1-3.
Stony Point was taken down by McNeil 52-21 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of McNeil's Jarell Gary Jr, who picked up 96 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also punched in a rushing score. Now that Stony Point 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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