The Lake Belton Broncos will face off against the McNeil Mavericks at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
After dropping their season opener at home, McNeil is headed out to face a Broncos team ready to give their home crowd a win. Lake Belton fell 33-21 to A&M Consolidated on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Broncos can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 148th, while the Tigers are ranked 48th).
Despite their loss, Lake Belton saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Zyien Dupree, who rushed for 95 yards and a touchdown, was perhaps the best of all. Another receiver making a difference was Davion Peters, who picked up 94 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Lake Belton's 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 Gavin Stewart and Braxton Cope. Cope didn't just play on offense: he also made five total tackles and defended a pass in addition to snagging an interception. Another thorn in A&M Consolidated's side was Gavin Owen, who made 11 total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defended two passes.
Meanwhile, McNeil was just a hair shy of victory on Thursday and fell 42-41 to Weiss.
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