The Teague Lions will venture away from home to face off against the Bullard Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Teague will be strutting in after a win while Bullard will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Friday, Teague beat Mexia 28-20. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Lions.
Teague can attribute much of their success to Zak Leija, who rushed for 65 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Teague was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 230 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 215 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Bullard was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell just short of Liberty-Eylau by a score of 27-24. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 518th, while the Leopards are ranked 191st).
Teague's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Bullard, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.
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