Football Preview: Waxahachie Indians vs. DeSoto Eagles
Waxahachie hasn't had much luck against DeSoto recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Waxahachie Indians will host the DeSoto Eagles at 7:00 p.m.
Waxahachie is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Texas' top teams: Duncanville, who was ranked first in their home state at the time (Waxahachie was ranked 23rd). Waxahachie lost 41-17 to Duncanville on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Indians have suffered since October 6, 2023.
Although Waxahachie took the loss, they still got scores from Wade Lemons and Nolan Barnard.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask DeSoto). They claimed a resounding 71-0 win over Mesquite at home. Considering the Eagles have won three matches by more than 35 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, DeSoto was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 211 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 181 rushing yards in 19 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
DeSoto wouldn't let Mesquite keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Marshall Kirven was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with eight.
Waxahachie's loss ended a six-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 2-2. As for DeSoto, their victory bumped their record up to 3-1.
The upcoming game will be a clash of competing strengths. Waxahachie has relied on air attacks this season and has averaged 315.2 passing yards per game. DeSoto, on the other hand, has relied on a stout run game: they average 318.8 rushing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
Waxahachie might still be hurting after the 56-35 defeat they got from DeSoto in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can Waxahachie avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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