Football Preview: Abilene Eagles vs. Caprock Longhorns
The Abilene Eagles will challenge the Caprock Longhorns at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Abilene knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past four matchups -- so hopefully Caprock likes a good challenge.
Caprock is facing Abilene at the wrong time: Abilene suffered their first home loss of the season on Friday and they're likely out for redemption. They came up short against the Rebels, falling 62-42. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game two weeks ago (37), the Eagles still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 33 points the game before, Caprock was a bit more limited in their game on Thursday. They lost 27-3 to Canyon. The Longhorns have struggled against the Eagles recently, as their game on Thursday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Abilene's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-2. As for Caprock, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.
Everything came up roses for Abilene against Caprock in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 55-0 victory. Will Abilene repeat their success, or does Caprock have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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