The Salado Eagles will face off against the Jarrell Cougars at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Salado is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Wimberley last Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Salado had to suffer through a 59-28 loss at the hands of Wimberley. The Eagles were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 42-0.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Lincoln Hossfeld and Cody Stoever. Stoever had a great game and rushed for 81 yards and two touchdowns. Meanwhile, Hossfeld was balling out in the loss, rushing for 70 yards and two touchdowns, while also throwing for 292 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.7 yards per attempt.
Meanwhile, Jarrell entered their contest against Wimberley on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Jarrell was beaten by Wimberley 41-8. It was the first time this season that the Cougars let down their fans at home.
Salado now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Jarrell, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-3.
Everything came up roses for Salado against Jarrell in their previous matchup back in October of 2021, as the squad secured a 77-14 win. Will Salado repeat their success, or does Jarrell have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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