Tom Bean was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They were just a hair shy of victory and fell 28-27 to the Wolfe City Wolves. The Tomcats lost against the Wolves in their previous head to head back in September of 2019, too, but the margin this time around was much closer than the 34-0 score last time.
Despite the loss, Tom Bean still got an impressive performance from Bobby Rogers, who rushed for 138 yards and three touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards Rogers has posted since back in November of 2023. Backing up that air attack was Hagen Darney, who rushed for 106 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Tom Bean was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 272 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 94.8 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last four matches they've averaged 165.
Tom Bean wouldn't let Wolfe City keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Ryan Dearmond, Maguire Poole, and Garrett Kelly picked up one apiece.
Hd Davis continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Wolfe City, rushing for 305 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.5 yards per carry. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: Davis posted at least 102 rushing yards in the 11th games prior.
Tom Bean's record now sits at 4-4. As for Wolfe City, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 6-1.
Tom Bean will host Nocona at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Nocona is coming into the contest with three straight defeats on the road, meaning Tom Bean will have to defend against a squad hungry for a win. As for Wolfe City, they will head out to face off against Whitewright at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Wolfe City is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 43 points per game this season.
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