The Sterling Rangers will face off against the Ball Tornadoes at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Sterling is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Thursday as they easily beat Cesar E. Chavez 56-0 at home. Given the Rangers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 504th, while the Lobos are ranked 1118th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Ball put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They took their game at home with ease, bagging a 54-17 victory over Westside. With the Tornadoes ahead 40-10 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Arentheis Winn was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 133 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.4 yards per carry. The team also got some help courtesy of Kyden Barker, who threw for 174 yards and three touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Ball was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 220 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Ball wouldn't let Westside keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Ball can thank Cameron Thomas and Jonah Williams for forcing both of them.
Sterling's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Ball, their victory bumped their record up to 4-0.
Sterling might still be hurting after the 36-10 defeat they got from Ball in their previous meeting back in October of 2021. Can Sterling avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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