The Zapata Hawks will head out on the road to take on the Valley View Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Zapata is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Calallen just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Friday. They came up short against the Wildcats, falling 27-3. Despite 80 more yards than the Wildcats, the Hawks couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
Zapata's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Jay Solis, who gained 205 total yards, and Ryan Solis, who rushed for 62 yards on only seven carries.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Valley View's offense. They were dealt an 84-0 defeat at the hands of Tuloso-Midway on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 1177th, while the Warriors & Cherokees are ranked 584th).
Valley View's loss dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Zapata, the defeat was their first at home , dropping their record down to 6-2.
Zapata strolled past Valley View in their previous meeting back in November of 2024 by a score of 40-23. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Hawks since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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