After each having a week off, the Lake Belton Broncos and the Rouse Raiders will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Rouse took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Lake Belton, who comes in off a win.
Two weeks ago, Lake Belton earned a 49-42 victory over Killeen. Given the Broncos' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 140th, while the Kangaroos are ranked 513th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Eli Mascarenas and Zyien Dupree were among the main playmakers for Lake Belton as the former threw for 214 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 passes and the latter rushed for 183 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.3 yards per carry. Mascarenas got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 56 yards. 109 of those passing yards were hauled in by Zach Dodd, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 38 points the game before, Rouse was a bit more limited in their matchup two weeks ago. They fell 17-6 to Midway. The Raiders have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the loss, Rouse had strong showings from Leland Smit, who picked up 78 receiving yards and a touchdown, and Aubryn Davis, who rushed for 56 yards. What's more, Smit also racked up 19 rushing yards, the mosthe's had since back in October of 2023.
Lake Belton now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Rouse, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Everything went Lake Belton's way against Rouse in their previous matchup back in August of 2023, as Lake Belton made off with a 34-10 win. In that match, Lake Belton amassed a halftime lead of 34-10, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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