Football Preview: Frenship Tigers vs. Southlake Carroll Dragons
The Frenship Tigers will face off against the Southlake Carroll Dragons at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Frenship is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They claimed a resounding 77-21 win over Montwood. The Tigers' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Frenship relied on the efforts of Holden Phillips, who threw for 164 yards and four touchdowns while completing 90% of his passes, and Mateo Roberson, who rushed for 80 yards and three touchdowns on only seven carries. That's the most rushing yards Roberson has posted since back in September. Damian Lozano also deserves a mention for his punt return touchdown.
Frenship was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 297 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 86.2 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 177.4.
Meanwhile, Southlake Carroll put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They breezed by Mansfield Legacy to the tune of 69-7. Given the Dragons' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked sixth, while the Broncos are ranked 306th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Angelo Renda, who threw for 346 yards and four touchdowns while completing 79.3% of his passes, and also rushed for 38 yards and a touchdown. Blake Gunter also helped out as he racked up 155 receiving yards.
Southlake Carroll's victory was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-0. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 11.4 points per game. As for Frenship, the win was the tenth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 10-1.
Frenship was taken down by Southlake Carroll 49-14 when the teams last played back in November of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Southlake Carroll's Riley Wormley, who rushed for 153 yards and four touchdowns on only six carries. Now that Frenship 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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