The Tascosa Rebels will square off against the Aledo Bearcats at 1:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Tascosa is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past Saginaw 35-13. Winning may never get old, but the Rebels sure are getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Meanwhile, Aledo had already won ten in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 44.2 points) and they went ahead and made it 11 on Friday. They breezed by the Eagles to the tune of 59-14. Given the Bearcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 23rd, while the Eagles are ranked 229th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Aledo's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Raycine Guillory Jr led the charge by rushing for 149 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. Guillory Jr really tore up the turf during one magnificent 76-yard run. The team also got some help courtesy of Gavin Beard, who threw for 251 yards and four touchdowns on only 17 passes.
Aledo's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB four times. Abilene's QB won't forget Benton McElree anytime soon given he sacked him twice. Adrian Fuller was another major factor on D, making a tackle and defending four passes in addition to snagging two interceptions which he returned one-yard for a touchdown.
Aledo was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 324 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 171 rushing yards in 11 consecutive matches.
Tascosa is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 35.4 points per game. As for Aledo, their victory bumped their record up to 11-1.
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