Hallsville is 0-8 against Texas since October of 2014 but things could change on Friday. The Hallsville Bobcats will be staying on the road to face off against the Texas Tigers at 7:30 p.m.
Hallsville will head into Friday's game out to bounce back: they came back down to earth on Friday after soaring to a 24-point match in their last game. They fell just short of Pine Tree by a score of 30-27. While losing is never fun, the Bobcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 400th, while the Pirates are ranked 64th).
Meanwhile, Texas put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. In a tight contest that could have gone either way, they made off with a 55-54 win over Fayetteville. The Tigers' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Texas' win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from David Potter, who threw for 414 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.9 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 38 yards and a touchdown. With that strong performance, Potter is now averaging an impressive 327.8 passing yards per game. Kameron Wrightner was in the mix too, providing Texas with two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Texas was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 206 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 200 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
Texas' defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Wrightner and Roman A Wyatt. Texas got some further help from Isaiah Dowden: he made 11 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Hallsville's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Texas, they pushed their record up to 4-0 with the victory, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Hallsville was dealt a bruising 42-7 defeat at the hands of Texas in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Texas' Javari Johnson, who rushed for 190 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.0 yards per carry. Now that Hallsville knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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