Football Preview: West Texas Comanches vs. River Road Wildcats
The West Texas Comanches will venture away from home to challenge the River Road Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. River Road took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on West Texas, who comes in off a win.
West Texas took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They breezed by Tulia at home to the tune of 68-22. That 46 point margin sets a new team best for the Comanches this season.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 51-7, which was the final score in River Road's tilt against Panhandle on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 938th, while the Panthers are ranked 250th).
The losing side was boosted by Alex Warren, who rushed for 118 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, forcing a fumble and making two total tackles.
Even though they lost, River Road was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 236 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 236 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
River Road wouldn't let Panhandle keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Warren, Zanti Marrufo, and Marrufo picked up one apiece.
West Texas' win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for River Road, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
West Texas took a serious blow against River Road when the teams last played back in October of 2021, falling 48-6. Thankfully for West Texas, Elliot Brown (who rushed for 184 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 10.8 yards per carry) 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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