Football Preview: Lexington Eagles vs. Thrall Tigers
Lexington is 3-0 against Thrall since September of 2020, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Lexington Eagles will play host again on Thursday to welcome the Thrall Tigers, where kickoff is scheduled at 5:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Lexington is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Caldwell: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Lexington blew Caldwell out of the water with a 52-7 final score. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 29-0.
It was another big night for Kase Evans, who threw for 261 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 32 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Mason Biehle was Evans' top target, rushing for 77 yards and two touchdowns.
Lexington wouldn't let Caldwell keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Lexington can thank Lincoln Bryan and John Williams for forcing both of them. Another thorn in Caldwell's side was Gunner Clopton, who made ten total tackles (6.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Lexington was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 227 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 227 rushing yards in five consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Thrall). They breezed by Hempstead on the road to the tune of 63-0 on Friday. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 471st, while the Bobcats are ranked 1057th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lexington's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-0. As for Thrall, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-1.
Everything came up roses for Lexington against Thrall when the teams last played back in September of 2022, as the team secured a 66-12 win. Will Lexington repeat their success, or does Thrall have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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