The Worthing Colts will take on the Yates Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Worthing sitting on four straight victories and Yates on three.
Worthing is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They enjoyed a cozy 47-29 win over North Forest on Saturday. Given the Colts' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 421st, while the Bulldogs are ranked 921st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Vashawn Smith continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 165 yards and three touchdowns on only eight carries, while also throwing for 138 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Jacory Thurman was Smith's top target, picking up 101 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Yates was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past Wheatley 38-9 at home. The Lions might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matches by 29 points or more this season.
Worthing's victory was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0. As for Yates, their win bumped their record up to 3-1.
Everything came up roses for Worthing against Yates in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, as the squad secured a 63-28 victory. Does Worthing have another victory up their sleeve, or will Yates turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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